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Arrival of the first slaves made way for the peculiar institution of the south and many bloody debates over the issue.
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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin which separates cotton and seeds making slave demand higher preserving it
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Had prominent figures such as Fredrick Douglas and Grimeke sisters that opposed slavery on moral grounds.
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Cease importation of slaves in countries building up to emancipation
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Divided north and south in half with slaves in the south and free in the worth
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Founded as a place to return slaves to Africa
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Slave escape network
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Slave Revolt that got planters scared of an uprising
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Series of bills passed that appeased both sections temporarily with California as a free state and fugitive salve act
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Forced people go return run away slaves even if they didnt believe in it or were in the north
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Book written by woman talking about the brutal treatment of slaves made south angry.
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This bill would give popular sovereignty to the territories that were undecided on slavery.
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Senators brawl over states rights
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Decided slaves could not sue regardless of time in north. Nullified Missouri compromise
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Senate Race debates that boost Lincolns popularity
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Slave rebellion that almost sparked a slave uprising
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Abraham Lincoln elected south Carolina secedes with other states as well
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Southerns invade popular sovereignty states to get desired results
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Freed Slave sin rebel territory by executive order
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Freed all slaves in all places of US under constitution
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ensured equal protection for all citizens black or white
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cannot deny right to vote based on skin color
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informal end of reconstruction
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Bus Boycott that would prompt large scale civil reform
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March on Washington was a key development in civil rights cause
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King was made a martyr for civil rights and proved his effectiveness
