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Northwest Ordinance
It made a government for the North. It said that new states would be equal to13 colonies. -
US Constitution signed
They signed it to have a powerful government for the nation. -
Missouri Compromise
It drew a line through the Louisiana purchase to make the country half slave half free. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
Nat and his slaves killed their enslavers whole family and then went and killed 55 other people. -
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Gag Rule
It prevented consideration of an antislavery proposal by John Quincy Adams. -
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Mexican-American War
Mexico didn't think Texas should have the boundary because they didn't count them as a territory. -
Wilmot Proviso
This said that slavery should not be in the Mexican cession. -
Harriet Tubman Escapes Slavery
Harriet Tubman used the underground railroad to save over 300 slaves to freedom. -
Compromise of 1850
The country let California in as a state. They had gold and other things to make the country better. -
Uncle Toms Cabin published
It was a book about the harsh, brutal treatment of slaves. -
Bleeding Kansas
Violence broke out between the 3 political groups when Kansas entered as a free state. -
Dred Scott Decision
The US supreme court upheld slavery in the US, made Missouri compromise unconstitutional, and all African Americans were not citizens and had no rights. -
Lincoln-Douglass Debate
Douglas accused Lincoln of being an abolitionist while Lincoln accused Douglas of wanting to nationalize slavery. -
John Brown raids Harpers Ferry
John Brown attempted to have a slave revolt after he stole weapons for the slaves. -
Abraham Lincoln elected
Lincoln won a four way contest with 40% of the nations votes. -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina no longer wanted to stay in the union. -
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Civil War
It was a war mostly caused of slavery