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Causes of the Civil War
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Northwest Ordinace
The Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance, prohibiting slavery in the territories north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River. -
three-fifths compromise
count three-fifths of a state's slave population in apportioning Congressional representation...caused an issue with small and large states -
Cotton Gin
The inverntion of the cotton gin made production of cotton go faster but caused for more slaves to be needed -
Fugative Slave Law
runaway slaves must retuern to there owners if captured...favored for the south -
Virginia and Kentucky Resoultions
the right of states to reject any federal law that violates the Constitution -
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman frees slaves by a trail known as the underground railroad -
Uncle Toms Cabin
a book filled with a series of abolitionist papers.....one million copies are sold within the first year of publication -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
slavery is protected by the Constitution, and that a ban on slavery in the territories is unconstitutional. -
Lincoln Elected
Abraham Lincoln is elected president of the United States, defeating both Democratic candidates -
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Causes of the Civil War Timeline and Tension Meter
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Civil War begins
Fort sumter is blown up and they take the soilders
