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A comprimise was made stating that all slaves were to be sent back to the south but the north ignored the law.
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Kansas and Nebraska were able to choose whether or not to have slavery. It only led to fights between people who wanted slavery and free soilers.
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Dred Scott went to the supreme court asking for his freedom since he was living in a free state with his master. The supreme Court turnd him down saying "slaves are property and you can take property anywhere".
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John Brown an Abolisionist led a group of men to cause an uprising and before he could he was caught and hung for treason.
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Lincoln runs agianst 3 People who wanted slavey
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The first state secedes:South Carolina
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Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Loussiana, Texas, and South Carolina sceded and with that formed the Confederate states of America and elected Jefferson Davis for president.