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Enacted California as a free state and enacted the Fugtive Slave Law
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The election of Abraham Lincon who supported the idea of freeing slaves.
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A book published about the life of a slave, showing there hardships.
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Southern Congressman Preston Brooks attacks Northern Senator Charles Sumner while congress debates over the expansion of slavery.
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Created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and allowed each to vote weather or not to become a free or slave state. Nebraska became a free state but Kansas was split, causing much tension and violence over it.
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After the fraudulent election of a southern government in Kansas the North sets up there own seprate government.
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Lawrence was and anti-slave settlement in Kansas and was known for it's attackes on pro-slavery supporters. The Sack Of Lawrence wan when 800 southeners attacked the town, destroying there printing presses, looting houses and shops, and burnning down the Free State Hotel.
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In retaliation to The Sack Of Lawrence John Brown and his group of abolitionist killed 5 pro-slavery settlers north of Pottawatomie Creek.
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The election in 1856 of Democrat James Buchanan. He supported the idea of states being able to vote on weather or not to allow slavery.
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A decision by the Supreme Court that black's could not be citizens, weather free or slave.
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John Brown led a raid on the town's arsenel with 5 slaves. He was eventually hung.
