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Fugitive Slave Act
Law that allowed capture and return of runaway slaves within the territory of the United States. Penalties were acted on anyone who aided their flight. -
Missouri Compromise
Pro-slavery and Anti-slavery in the United States Congress with regulations in western territorites with slavery. -
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Mexican's fight back
Texas gained independence in 1836 from Mexico. Mexican government was encouraging border raids and any attempt at annexation would lead to war was a warning. -
Compromise
Sepetember in 1850 five laws was passed which dealt with slavery -
Bleeding Kansas
Kanasas-Nebraska act overturned Missouri Compromise's use of latitude with a boundary between slave & free terrioty. This caused a period of violence during Kansas territory settling. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
People in them countries decide if they want slavery or not -
Brooks Sumner fight
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Harpers Ferry Raid
Conducted by fanatical aboltitonist John Brown and 21 followers. One of the Major events the ultimatley led to American Civil War. -
Presidential Election
Set the stage of the American Civil War. Questions of states' rights and slavery in territories, this issue came to a head, fracturing the formerly dominant Democratic Party into Southern and Northern factions. Bringing Lincoln and Republican Party to power without any support of a single Southerm state. -
Fort Sumter
Genera; P.G.T. Beauregard commander of the Confederate forces around Charlestion Harbor, opened fire on the Union garricon which was holding Fort Sumter. Apirl 23 Major Robert, garrison commander, surrendered at 2:30pm. The next day the fort was evacuated -
Shermans March to the Sea
Sherman had 60,000 troops in two different marching wings. Many consequnces were coming at the end of the march. -
Anaconda Plan
Wanted peacful resolution of Slavery crises -
Battle of Gettysburg
Big war around the small town of Gettysburg