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Northwest Ordinance
It was an act that provided rules for governing the Noethwest Territory.It was passes in 1787.It allow new states to be made and it will have the same rights of any other state and right as a american citizen;Slavery wasn't allowed -
The Missouri Compromise
When you add a new state it could be a free state or a slave state.Each slave or free state would get two senators which made them equal in power.both slave and free slave states was fighting over Missouri.In order to balance everything out they would make Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state. -
The Underground Railroad
It was a group of people to help go to the north.The first group of people to help someone to the North was "The Quakers".The people to help the Railroad was Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass and John Brown.They escaped a lot of slave states like Kentucky, Virginia and Maryland. -
Annexation Of Texas
it was a fight between United States and Mexico.they disagreed on the border so Congress declared war in 1846 which was a three front war.Mexico lose and American took Mexico City.Mexico give up land and sign a Treaty and agreed Annexation of Texas. -
Wilmot Proviso
In August 8th 1846 the Wilmot Proviso was created by David Wilmot. It was an amendment to the president at the time james K. polk's bill.It also stopped the expansion of slavery into other territorys. It didn't become a law it was a "instrumental". -
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Mexican American War
It was a fight between the U.S. and Mexico.They fought because of economics and one of the main causes was slavery.U.S. won the war.Mexico signed a treaty and gave mexico land -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mecican American War.It added 525,000 sqiare miled to the U.S.Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and wyoming took up the new land.Mexico give up their claims to Texas. -
The compromise of 1850
It is a new version of the Fugitive slave act. South and the North wasn't getting along. It was made to fix things because of the Mexican American War.It allowed California to be a free state. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
You would be able to recover an escaped slave.You would get in trouble if you where helping a fugitive slave.This helped the South a lot.Also runaway slaves wasn't allowed to testify. -
California Gold Rush
In 1848 gold nuggets was found in Sacramento Valley. It became popular and it pulled everyone; miners everywhere traveled to get gold.After the gold rush California population grow a lot. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is a Novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe.It is an abolitionist Novel;it was a popular novel in the North.It tell you about the story of Uncle Tom and him being in a boat auction. -
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Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a time with a lot of deaths.They was fighting over free and slave states.People of free states and pro states went to Kansas to try and influence people.John Brown led the Anti-slavery fighters in Kansas. -
Caning of sumner
Charles was an Academic lawyer;leader of Anti-slavery forces in Massachusetts.He gave a "bitter" speech.in 1849 he argued about public schools in Massachusetts. -
John Brown's Raid
John Brown is a radical abolitionist. Him and his son would attack pro-slavery.The Northern extremists liked him he was a "hero" to them.Brown and his "followers" attacked the Federal Arsenal in Harper's Ferry.Their goal was the capture supplies but Brown was c captured. -
Abraham Lincoln's Election
Slavery was the main issue.The election was the fight between slavery.Abraham Lincoln won and he is the 16th.When he won he ended slavery.
