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The Cotton Gin was created by Eli Whitney (1765-1825). It was used to separate cotton fibers from their seeds. US.History.org
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Harriet Tubman led run away slaves through the underground railroad to free slaves. She was wanted for $40,000. Wikipedia.com
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The Wilmot Proviso was designed to eliminate slavery with the result of the Mexcan war. History.house.gov.
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held on Nov. 6, 1860, in which Republican Abraham Lincoln beat Democrat John C. Breckinridge, Democrat Stephen etc. www.capital.gov.
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the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. California became a free state.
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a United States federal statute devised by Henry Clay. It prohibited the practice in the Louisiana Territory
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A slave rebellion that took place in Southampton in August 1831
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A novel written by Harriet Stowe and was published March 20th 1852.
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A newspaper written by William Garrison and Issac knapp in 1831.
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It was passed on May 30th in 1854. People in Kansas and Nebraska could decide if slavery should be allowed in their borders.
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Seven debates between Abe Lincoln and Stephen Douglas
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The right for slave owners to take their slaves into the Western territories.
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Violent political confrontation in the USA involving anti and pro slavery
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Brooks beats Sumner with a cane.
