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Importation of Slaves Ends
The end of slave importation was a combined social, political, and economic event, as the reliance of farmers on slave importation meant economic changes, changed public (social) opinion on the morality of the slave trade, and the reason why the end of the slave importation came to be was because of a large majority of political factors. -
The Missouri Compromise/The Compromise of 1820
The Missouri Compromise was mostly a political event, as it addressed the issue of slavery's expansion into new territories to maintain a balance of power between slave and free states in the government. -
The Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was a political event, as the Proviso brought the issue of slavery into the national news, forcing politicians to take a stance and creating divisions among politicians. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act was both a political and social event, because of the act being something passed through the government, making it political. It was social because it affected the lives of many slaves and free people of color, making it legal to capture any escaped slaves even if they are in a free state. -
The Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was political, as it tried to stop national crisis from occurring by protecting slaveholders' property. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was both a social and economic event, as it was a social protest against the injustices of slavery, and as well as pointing out the economic dependencies on slavery during the time. -
The Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska Act was primarily political, as it directly addressed the concern of whether or not slaves should be allowed in Kansas or Nebraska. It also tried to settle the slavery argument. -
Bleeding Kansas
The event of "Bleeding Kansas" was both social and political. It was mostly social because of the highlights of conflict of the country over slave disputes. It was political because of its connections to the Kansas Nebraska Act. -
The Caning of Charles Sumner
The Caning of Charles Sumner was a mostly political event. This is because it was a directed act at a member of Congress, due to mostly political motivations. -
The Dred Scott Decision
The Dred Scott Decision was a political, economic, and social event. It affirmed peoples' right to own slaves, denied African Americans citizenship, and, since slaves were now legitimized, raised the economic demand for slave workers.