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11 states permitted slavery and 11 did not. therefore, it was evenly balanced between slaves and free states. it was giving information about the die=fferences between the free states and the slave states.
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specified that slavery should be prohibited in any lands that might be aquired from mexico. people tryed to stop slavery in many new states, including calafornia and new mexico.
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calafornia becamea free state. new mexico could be a free state as well.washington d.c would not allow trading or selling slaves.= another temporary solution.
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Harriet Beecher stowe wrote uncle tom's cabin which stunned, people with her description of slavery. inconclusion, it convinced people to work against stavery.
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during 1854 the dispute over slavery erupted again... ( in congress ). Stephen A Douglas, forged the compromise in 1850.
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only about 1,500 voter's lived in kansas at the time, 6,000 people cast ballot's in the election's.
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The constitution og the state of illinois, prohibit's slavery in that state, while ferderal law and the missouri prohibit's slavery. they were trying to make a good point.
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Stephan D. was against slavery but believed it should be up to each state. slavery was the main topic. two men were running for senate.
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john brown raided and his goal was to harm slaves and hope to try to start a slave uprising. he was tryed and then hanged.
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one section of the country thought slavery was right, while other's believed it was wrong. most people thought slavery was wrong so abraham lincoln faught for what was right!
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south carolina held a convention and voted to secede. they ended up starting there own country. nation's headed to war, as lincoln's goal is to preserve the union.