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Compromise of 1850
In Washington, D.C. stopped slave trade in the city, but slavery was still legal. California was admitted as a free state.
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Fugitive Slave Act
All fugitive slaves must be brought back to their masters.
Congress had made it illegal to If you were caught helping a runaway slave you go to prison. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
"Uncle Tom’s Cabin" sells over 2 million copies within five years. The book encouraged many to join the abolishment movement -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Allowed each territory to decide the issue of slavery which the people decide “Bleeding Kansas” is violently torn in half for years between pro and anti-slave. -
Dred Scott Decision
Supreme Court decided that Dred Scott was not a citizen and instead property. The ruling declared that the Missouri Compromise prohibiting slavery in the North was unconstitutional. -
Harper’s Ferry
Brown led a group to attack the Harpers Ferry with the goal to gain control of weapons
But Brown failed and is hanged for treason
letting the South see just how far the North will go to end slavery -
Lincoln’s Election
Lincoln was the only one against slavery. No southern states voted for Lincoln and this pushed the nation to the brink of war. -
Attack on Ft. Sumter
The South fired on Fort Sumter as the Union tried to resupply it. President Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers.
The war had begun