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This stipulated that all the Louisuana purchase territory north of the southern boundary of Missouri, except Missouri, would be free, the territory below would be slave.
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Split into 2 groups. North was against slavery and the fugitive slave act. The South was for slavery and the fugitive slave act.
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Proposed no slavery or involuntary servitude in aquired territories from Mexico. Northernes supported, southerners opposed.
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Believed slavery should not move into new territories. Not abolitionists. Supported restrictive laws on African Americans. Depend on wage based labor force. Feared a secret plan to spread slavery all over US.
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Free state. Most states below 36 30 line were free. President thought it was best to let states decide free or slvae status.
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Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. Calhoun opposes to this. It was supposed to settle all debates about free and slave states. There was a new fugitive slave law. California free state. Utah and New Mexico were for popular soverignty. Sell of slaves banned in DC; possession still allowed. TX and NM boundary resolved.
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To help south keep a tight hold on slaveowners property. Allowed a force of federal commisioners to follow fugitive slaves into any state and bring them back to their owners.
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Book written by a slave. First book by a slave.
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Also known as American Party. They were nativists. Group splits over slavery issues. When asked a question they said "I know nothing". Northern Know- Nothings lean towards Republican Party.
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Founded in northern states by anti- slavery activists. emerged in coilation of dispute.
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Created land of Kansas and Nebraska. Allowed settelers to decide if they were gonna have slavery.
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Sumner attacked Brooks with a cane. Sumner unconcious did not get to resume his position for three years.
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Held many events of violence debating whether the state would be free or slave.
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An army of 800 men descended upon the newly formed town of Lawrence in the territory of Kansas and destroyed it.
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John Brown and free state volunteers murdered 5 people settled on the Pottawatomie Creek.
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Against James Buchanan and John C Fremont. Buchanan won.
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Believed congress had no right to say that a place was not a slvae territory. Dred Scott freed their slave.
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Series of seven debates. Disscussed issues of slavery.
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Attempt of John Brown, a white abolitionist, to form a slave revolt, Johm Browns attempts were defeated by US marines.
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Election between James Buchanan and LIncoln. Lincoln won the election.
