Dred Scott Decision Essay

The Civil War was a war fought in the United States over equality and in the process it produced the most casualties with 498,332 people on both sides. The Dred Scott Decision was a case which clarified the difference of opinion between the North and the South. A raid on Harpers Ferry was led by John Brown established fear in the South because of the support it received. During the war, the Emancipation Proclamation was a document created in order to liberate slaves in all states fighting against the United States at the time. Uncle Tom’s Cabin was highly influential book during the Civil War because it shined a new light on how people viewed slavery. Appomattox Courthouse was a major symbol in the Civil War. It was the location in which General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant. The Civil War was affected by several events including Fugitive Slave Act, the Dred Scott Decision, the raid on Harpers Ferry, Abraham Lincoln’s election, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the meeting at Appomattox Courthouse.
The Fugitive Slave Act was passed on September 18,1850. The original document states, “ in term-time and vacation; shall grant certificates to such claimants, upon satisfactory proof being made, with authority to take and remove such fugitives from service or labor, under …show more content…
An excerpt from Uncle Tom’s Cabin reads, “His fine figure, alert limbs, and bright face, raised an instant competition, and half a dozen bids simultaneously met the ear of the auctioneer”(Miller 69). Uncle Tom’s Cabin was written after the Fugitive Slave Act was passed. It clarified how many Northerners felt about slavery and persuaded them to help escape. It changed the views of some, but many Southerners were enraged at the support this book was receiving. This book persuaded people to take in runaway slaves. As a result, many more slaves escaped to the North from Southern

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