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Missouri Compromise
It let Missouri come into the Union as a slave state and let Maine come in as a free state -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
A rebellion led by Nat turner where him and his recruits killed 61 white people -
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Gag Rule
It made it so then the house of representatives couldn't talk about slavery -
Wilmot Proviso
A proposal that stated that the new states added from the Mexican-American War would not have slavery. The Wilmot Proviso ended up getting rejected. -
Harriet Tubman escapes slavery
A slave named Harriet Tubman ran away to the North using the underground railroad. Later she went back to the South and helped more slaves escape. -
Compromise of 1850
It let California in as a free state and it let New Mexico and Utah decide if they had slavery. It also made trading slaves in Washington D.C. illegal. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin published
A book series that made Northerners mad about the cruelty of slavery. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
It got rid of the Missouri compromise and let settlers pick if they want slavery. -
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Bleeding Kansas
It was a series of attacks between anti-slavery and pro-slavery forces. -
Dred Scott Decision
It said that African Americans couldn't be citizens and that the Missouri Compromise is unconstitutional. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Political debates between Lincoln and Douglas where slavery was the main thing they talked about. -
John Brown raids Harpers Ferry
A man and his men raided an armory to start a slave rebellion. -
Abraham Lincoln elected
Abraham Lincoln won the election even though he only had 40% of the votes.