Antecedents to the Civil War

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    John Brown

    He was able to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States.
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    Angelina Grimké

    She was a women's rights advocate and a major supporter of the women's suffrage movement.
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    William Loyd garrison

    He was a famous American journalist.
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    Abraham Lincoln

    Was the 16th president of the United States.
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    Harriet Beecher-Stowe

    Wrote novels that played an important role in the movement to abolish slavery in the United States.
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    Stephen Douglas

    He was a famous American politician.
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    Fredrick Douglass

    He was an escaped slave that became a famous public speaker.
  • Missouri Compromise

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    Mexican-American War

  • Compromise of 1850

  • Kansas/ Nebraska Act

  • Dred Scott Case

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    Raid on Harper's Ferry