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Missouri Compromise
Submitted by Henry Clay, was passed between the pro-salvery andanti-slavery factions in the United States Congress. -
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Causes
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Dred Scott vs. Sanford
The Supreme Court ruled that Americans of African descent were free or a slave. -
Compromise of 1850
The issue of slavery in territory gained in the Mexican-American war 1846-48. -
Fugitive Slave Law
The law was made for escaped slaves to return to their owners, and for the people who helped them escape to go to jail. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Publication
An anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The book "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War" according to Will Kaufman. -
Birth of the Republican Party
The party was born to end slavery. -
Kanas-Nebraska Act of 1854
Created territories of Kanas and Nebraska for new land and settlement. -
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown and his other followers seized the United States army and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry. -
Election of 1860
The Democrats met in South Carolina to select their candidate for president in the election. -
First Shots fired at Fort Sumter, SC
General P.G.T. Beauregard was in commnad for the Confedrate focres at Charleston Harbor.
