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In 1820 there were tensions in slavery, the south wanted slavery and the north didn't. At the time there were 11 slave states and 11 free states. To keep it even they made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state. Then all the states that were underneath the 36 parallel line were slave states and above it is a free state. Later this was deemed unconstitutional. -
This was a important congressional proposal, this was to stop the new territories from having slavery. This was a striving force to the creation of the Republican party. -
President Taylor president for 16 months before he died. He was from the south and his family had owned slaves. He had not ran fro office but was forced into it because he was a war hero from the Mexican-American war. He was president from 1849-1850. His main goal was to preserve the union. -
This was made out of 5 bills that tried to end the dispute of slavery in the new territories. These bills made California a free state and left the other territories (Utah and New Mexico) to decide for themselves. These territories where from mexico loosing 1/3 of its land in the Mexican american war. This was the work of senator Henry Clay, who's decisions contributed to the outbreak of the civil war. -
This act was a runoff act of the compromise of 1850. This was passed in congress in September 1850. It made it possible for fugitive slaves to be tracked down by the government and captured. This act also fined people who helped the runaway slaves. This benefited the people of the south and outraged the North. -
Millard Fillmore was the accidental president after Taylor had died. He was a apart of the Whig party. He said he wanted a clean house and undid all of Taylor's work. He was responsible for the fugitive slave acts.
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Uncle Toms Cabin is a book written by a free slave. This book told the audience about the topic of slavery and how people treat these enslaved humans as their property. When northerners read this it infuriated them and many said it laid the groundwork for this war. This made many people join the abolitionist movement. But many people in the south said that this wasn't true, so the book was banned there. -
The Republican party was the party created after the Whigs. They emerged during the Kansas Nebraska act. This party was made to combat the democrats in bleeding Kansas, they were mostly made up of farmers, protestants, factory workers, and former slaves. -
This was a territorial act that made the territories of Nebraska and Kansas. It also decided that they would give Kansas and Nebraska the right to decide if they want slavery. But because of this there were massacres including bleeding Kansas. This occurred because of the anti slavery and pro slavery residents fighting over the decision of the territory. -
This event happened when Charles Sumner a poet talked about 2 Democratic senators that are responsible for the ¨clash against Kansas". Preston brooks, was deeply offended from this and decided to sneak up on him and beat him. He chose a light cane for dogs and beat him in the senates chamber. -
Pierce is the 14th president of the united states. He served from 1853 to 1857. He is a democrat who believed in the abolitionist movement. Franklin pierce was reason for the Gadsden purchase. -
Dred Scot was born into slavery, but wanted to be free. He moved to Illinois with his slave master. Once he returned to Missouri he wanted to be freed because he spent time in a free state. He brought his case to court but they would not let him sue. The court justice Rodger B. Taney said that the states should have no rights to decide because this sort of thing can happen. This basically made the federal government in control of slavery. -
This was a series of 7 debates over the course of August of 1858 to October of 1858. These were debates over the issue of slavery in the new territories. Senator Stephen Douglas was pro slavery and said it was up to the states. But Lincoln thought that slavery should just be contained to where it is the industry shouldn't grow. He used similar views when he ran for presidency. -
John brown was an abolitionist, he wanted to abolish slavery. His reverend friend was murdered by slave owners for is belief in abolish. John then dedicated his life to freeing slaves. During the Kansas Nebraska act he killed 5 pro slaveholders along with his men. To further his movement he and 21 men targeted Harper ´ s Ferry Virginia to get more weapons. John was captured by Robert E. Lee and later executed. He is still one of the most controversial people of the 1900ś. -
The south seceded when Lincoln won the presidency. Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery, but the south depends on this industry. When Lincoln won election, the south started to secede. The first state to secede was South Carolina and they all followed. -
Lincoln ran for presidency in 1860. He had won all the northern states and 40% of the popular vote. He had only won 1.8 million votes which isn't a lot, this was a very close election. Lincoln ran with abolitionist views and high hopes for the country. His competitors where, John Bell, Stephen Douglas and John Breckenridge. -
Buchanan was a democrat who served as the 15th president. James held office from 1857-1861. He was previously secretary of state. Buchanan did nothing to prevent the 7 states from leaving the union.