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  • fugitive slave clause

    fugitive slave clause
    The clause directs the slave to return of runaway slaves to the state from where they came . So if the slave ecsapes to a free state then if he get caught then they have to go right back to the owner.
  • 3/5 comprimise

    3/5 comprimise
    The 3/5 compromise was a compromise between South and Northern states. This is where 3/5 of the population of slaves would be counted for purposes that regarded both the distribution of taxes and the number of voting . It was proposed by delegates James Wilson.
  • missouri compromise

    missouri compromise
    The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 between the pro slavery and anti slavery. This was because of the Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36°30' north except within the boundaries of the proposed state of Missouri.
  • Annexation Of texas

    Annexation Of texas
    The Texas Annexation of 1845 was the annexation of the Republic of Texas. To the United States of America as the 28 state. This quickly led to the Mexican War.
  • Fugitive slave act

    Fugitive slave act
    This was about the same thing as the Fugitive slave clause. The slaves would have to return to the owner if they got caught.
  • Kansas Nebraska act

    Kansas Nebraska act
    The Kansas Nebraska of 1854 created the territory of Kansas and Nebraska, It opened new lands,and allowed settlers in those territories to determine if they would allow slavery within their boundaries. It made a line where u can or cannot have slavery.
  • king cotton agrument

    king cotton agrument
    the importance of the cotton crop to the Confederate economy during the American Civil War. This was also important because the slaves had to do alot of the work with the cotton.