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The Missouri Compromise
The states were split between free states and slave states but the numbers were odd and Missouri was fought over which ended up becoming a slave state and another state main becoming a free state
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Nat Turner’s Rebellion
Nat and 71 other slaves killed 51 white people. this spread fear in southerners who made harsher laws against slaves and depend the gap between slave owners and free soilers https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/nat-turner -
Bleeding Kansas
Was a period of violence between pro and anti slavery in Kansas. Many people rushed into Kansas to settled it to be pro and anti slave many people came and it eventually became a stand off. https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/bleeding-kansas -
John Brown's Raid
John Brown led a small army of 18 men into the small town of Harper ferry to instigate a rebellion. It was very poorly planned but it did end up depending the divide between the north and the south. http://www.ushistory.org/us/32c.asp -
Abraham Lincolns elected
Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860 but was included on many Southern ballots. As a Republican, his party’s anti-slavery outlook struck fear into many Southerners. South Carolina seceded from the Union soon after, and six more states followed by the spring of 1861. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/abraham-lincoln-elected-president
