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Underground Railroad
Underground railroad was created by Harriet Tubman which helped thousands of slaves escape bondage. The North aided the slaves making the South angrier and leading to Civil War. -
Invention of cotton gin
Cotton gin was started in the South ,increasing more slave work to produce more cotton to sell to the North. Slavery ownership became a fiery national issue and eventually led to the Civil War. -
Missouri Compromise
The compromise forbade slavery in Louisiana and any territory that was once party of the Louisiana purchase. It led to the division and disagreement between north and south regarding the issue of slavery and made the issue more contentious between the two sides of the country. -
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Tariff of 1828 & Nullification Crisis
Tariff of 1823 caused the Nullification Crisis because the Tariff of Abominations hurt the southern economy, sectional tensions escalated. Nullification Crisis lead to Civil War because it caused tension between the North & the South. Click her to learn more -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner was a slave who led a failed 1831 slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia. Click here for more info. -
Wilmot Proviso
Wilmot Proviso was desgined to eliminate slavery within the land that was bought from Mexico. Creating a conflict between the South and North leading to the Civil War. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise prevented further territorial expansion of slavery while strengthening the Fugitive Slave Act, a law that allowed Northerners to seize and return escaped slaves to the South. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. South did not support the decision of the people, leading to Civil War. Click for more -
Brooks- Sumner Event
Brooks beat Sumner intensivley for the reason of Sumner being anti-slavery and bitterly attacking senates who were slave owners, as for Brooks was pro-slavery ,also one of the cousins who Sumner insulted, who did not let the insult pass through. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott case,made the right of slave owners to take their slaves into the Western territories. -
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Lincoln- Douglas Debate
Lincoln–Douglas debates was slavery, particularly the issue of slavery's expansion into the territories. -
Election of 1860
Lincoln led the Union to victory in the Civil War and ended slavery in America. -
Fort Sumter is fired upon
The fort had been the source of tension between the Union and Confederacy. After South Carolina seceded on December 20, 1860, the state demanded the fort be turned over but Union officials refused. Click here for more
