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An antislavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe and had a big impact on on the attitude towards slavery
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Bloody Kansas was a war that emerged from a political debate over if Kansas should be a free or slave state.
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a war that emerged from a political debate over if Kansas should be a free or slave state.
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They opposed the extension of slavery into the Western territories. Republican party was dominated by Northerners.
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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.
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The incident occured in the U.S Senate when Preston Brooks a Representative used a cane to attack Senator Charles Sumner (an abolitionsit).
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James Buchanan(Democratic) defeated John Fremont(Republican) . Contributed to the division and Civil War.
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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.
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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.”
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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.”
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Pro Slavery advocates drew up a pro-slavery document stating that Kansas should be a slave state.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Lincoln won presidency against Douglass. Southerners threatened to leave the Union if he was elected because they feared he would eliminate slavery
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eleven states in the North and South formed the Confederacy