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compromise of 1850
Washington DC had to stop their slave trade
California was allowed to be a free state
a stricter fugitive slave act was put in place -
Fugitive slave act
All escaped slaves must be returned to their owners
Anyone found sheltering slaves can go to jail for six months -
Uncle Tom's cabin publish
The publishing of this made Northerns see what slavery was actually like
This created more abolitionists -
Kansa Nebraska act
The government allowed Kansas and Nebraska to vote for if they were a slave state or free -
Dred Scott decision
The supreme court ruled that Dred Scott was not a person he was property -
Harper's ferry
Brown leads a group of men to attack harpers ferry
The raid failed and Brown was hung for treason -
Lincoln voted president
He was the only candidate against slavery
His victory showed the split among the north and south
none of the southern states voted for him -
Attack on fort sumter
the south fired on Fort Sumter to stop the union from resupplying
This started the war