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After the Lousiana purchase of 1803, Congress reached an agreement. This was to admit Misourri as a slave state and maine as a free state. There was also a boundary made at the 36 30 parallel which divided the north as free and south as slave. This led to the Civil War.
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In 1831, the slave Nat Turner rebelled against slave owners accross plantations in Virginia. Him and other slaves killed around sixty white people during the uprising. After two days, militia stopped the rebellion. This led to the Civil War.
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After Texas was annexed and became the 28th state in the Union, this caused conflict on wether it should be a free or slave state. This led to the Civil War.
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When the United States acquired territory from Mexico after The Mexican War, David Wilmot proposed a piece of legislation. If passed, the Proviso would have outlawed slavery in the territories. This led to the Civil War.
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This compromise prevented to expantion of slavery and also strenghten the Fugitive slave act. This led to the Civil War.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe's book about a slaves life changed peoples view on slavery. People in the North were moved by this story while people in the South were outraged. This led to the Civil War.
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The Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854 allowed settlers to decide wether the territories were pro or anti slavery. Northern and Southern settlers went to kansas in hopes to get the territory. This led to constant fighting and bloodshed between both sides that lasted five years. This led to the Civil War.
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The slave, Dred Scott tried to sue for his freedom. It eventually went to the Surpreme Court where it was said that he was a piece of property and could not sue. This led to the Civil War.
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John Brown, a anti-slavery activist and some of his followers organized a raid on Harpers Ferry. He hoped to gather weapons to help his cause. Although he did capture Harpers Ferry, it only lasted two days. The military under the command of Robert E. Lee soon took back control. This led to the Civil War.
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The republican Abraham LIncoln was elected president in 1860. Southerners felt threatened by his anti-slavery views. On December 20, 1860, South Carolina seceded from the union and then six other states followed. This led to the Civil war.
