Slavery: Major Issues In The United States

When looking at the time period from January 1st, 1787 to december 31st, 1862, there are many important dates and events that occurred. One of the biggest issues that has been around for decades is slavery. We can look at the statement made by a historian “The main issues people fought over in the United States from 1/1/177 to 12/31/1862 was slavery” to evaluate if slavery really was the main issue, or if there were other issues that were being fought over in the United States at this time. In my opinion, slavery was the main issue that brought on many wars, laws or acts and other disputed between people in the United States. But on the other hand there have been other issues such as weak government. Slavery, as we know, has been around since the 1600’s when the first African American’s were brought to the United States in Jamestown. From here, slavery expanded, causing many disputes. One of the biggest ones being between the North and the South. One of the first signs of slavery abolishment was in 1787 when the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was created. This prohibited slavery and provided funds for schooling. After this, many people took initiative to try
In 1820, the Missouri Compromise was passed which acted upon slavery. It claimed Maine and Missouri as free states, and also abolished slavery territories north of the latitude 36° 30’. When revolts of the slaves happened, the south imposed harsher treatments on their slaves, causing increased number of runaway slaves. By 1850, another Fugitive Slave Act is passed, this one being more strict than the first one. In 1860, Abraham Lincoln becomes the first republican president, with the intention to end slavery, and finally by 1863, all slaves in rebel territory are free. So between several years, slavery was the main dispute, but it wasn't the only