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Missouri Compromise (1850)
The Missouri Compromise was part of the Louisiana Purchase,and was a way to help make the states stay even with the balance of free and slave states.With Missouri becoming a slave state and Maine being divided from Massachusetts to become a free state,it would eventually led to questioning even if the north and south agreed to the compromise Source: New Georgia Studies Textbook -
Dred Scott Case (1857)
The Dred Scott case was when Dred Scott sued for his and his family's freedom when they where in a free state,but were not actually free and was still being held and used as slaves.The result of his case angered John Brown who decided to arm the slaves and tried to start a slave revolt,but it didn't work and he was killed for treason.
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Gettysburg (1862)
The battle of Gettysburg took place in Adams County,Georgia,and happened over a span of three days in which the union won this battle.This battle began as the confederate troops were looking for shoes in which they ran into union troops,and both sides called for reinforcements.
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Antietam (1862)
The battle of Antietam took place in Maryland,and happened in the span of six days September 17-22,1862.This battle pitted 40,000 confederates against 87,000 union soldiers,and was the bloodiest day in american history.
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Klu Klux Klan (1868-1869)
The Klu Klux Klan is a group of white men who go around terrorizing and or killing african americans.With the Klu Klux Klan getting more violent everyone was terrified,but fed up at the same time which caused the Camilla Riot where several african americans died.
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Sharecropping (1880)
Sharecropping is a system where poor white men and african americans can make money to live off of during the reconstruction era.Land owners also had little money at times,so sharecropping benefited for both landowners and freedmen.
Source: New Georgia Studies Textbook