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Compromise of 1850
Texas was paid $10 million to claim less land in the West.
Washington D.C. was required to end the slave trade, but it was still legal. California came in as a free state.
A Stricter Fugitive Slave Act was passed -
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
This said that all slaves must be returned to their owners, and it was illegal to help a fugitive slave. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The book talked about the hardships and abuse of being a slave, and it made people join the abolitionist movement. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
The act allowed Kansas and Nebraska chose if they wanted to be a slave state or a free state. This led to "Bleeding Kansas" which was when the anti-slave people fought and killed the anti-free people. -
Dred Scott Decision
The Supreme Court decided that a slave was not a citizen and didn't have the right to sue. They also ruled that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. -
Harper's Ferry
Brown led a group of men to steal the weapons from Harper's Ferry to start a slave result. The raid failed. -
Lincoln's election
Lincoln was the only candidate that was against slavery, so none of the southern states voted for him. -
Attack on Ft. Sumter
The South fired upon a fort in South Carolina. The fort was badly outnumbered, so they surrendered. The war started.