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Uncle Tom's Cabin
An antislavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe and had a big impact on on the attitude towards slavery -
Bloody Kansas
Bloody Kansas was a war that emerged from a political debate over if Kansas should be a free or slave state. -
Bloody Kansas
a war that emerged from a political debate over if Kansas should be a free or slave state. -
Republican Party
They opposed the extension of slavery into the Western territories. Republican party was dominated by Northerners. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
sponsored by Stephen Douglas and brought back the slavery expansion issue. The bill ordered popular sovereignty to decide whether slavery should be allowed in the new states. -
Brooks- Sumner Incident
The incident occured in the U.S Senate when Preston Brooks a Representative used a cane to attack Senator Charles Sumner (an abolitionsit). -
Election 1856
James Buchanan(Democratic) defeated John Fremont(Republican) . Contributed to the division and Civil War. -
Lincoln-Douglass Debates
series of debates during the senatorial campaign of 1858 between Abraham Lincoln (Republican) and Stephen Douglas (Democratic), which argued over the issue of slavery extension into territories. -
House Divided Speech
Abraham Lincoln gave a speech to the Illinois Republican convention. Stating that the conflict between the North and South over slavery is intensifying.He also said “ I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.” -
House Divided Speech
Abraham Lincoln gave a speech to the Illinois Republican convention. Stating that the conflict between the North and South over slavery is intensifying. He also said “ I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.” -
Lecompton Constitution
Pro Slavery advocates drew up a pro-slavery document stating that Kansas should be a slave state. -
Dred Scott
Dred Scott was an African American slave who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom, but was turned down because slaves were not treated as citizens at the time -
Harper’s Ferry
John Brown initiated the raid by arming the slaves. He failed at his attempt to start a slave revolt by taking over the arsenal in Harper's Ferry. -
John Brown
an American abolitionist who wanted to take weapons and start a slave rebellion in 1859. This raid wasn’t successful. Brown was later captured and hanged for treason. -
Election 1860
Lincoln won presidency against Douglass. Southerners threatened to leave the Union if he was elected because they feared he would eliminate slavery -
Secession
eleven states in the North and South formed the Confederacy