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the compromise of 1850
the compromise of 1850 was over the problem of slaves. it made california a free state. An let utah an new mexico pick witch one they would want to be. it also increased the level of slaves tryin to get to canada. -
uncle toms cabin was released
uncle tomes cabin was written by harriet beecher stowe. harriet was a abolitionist that wrote the book to show poeple how bad slavery was. it was one of the big things that led up to the civil war. an at the time of the book coming out it was a top seller -
bleeding kansas
well kansas was tryin to figure out if it was going to be free or slave. pro an anti-slavery poelpe fought over the state. -
charles sumner is attacked
charles sumner was attacked by preston. he attacked him in the senate. the reason for attacking him was because of the speech sumner give. the speech attacked pro-slavery groups. -
dred scott
derd scott was brought to a free state by his owner, lived there for 15 years but then they tryed to bring him back. so he tryed to stay. but they said he wasnt free cuz he was still property of a slave onwer -
john brown's reid
john brown and 22 others went to raid a arsenal in virginia. they were ginna give the wepons to slaves to start a uprising. but he an all his man were cought. an john brown got hug!