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Raised the question of expansion. Mexican concession added over 500,000 sq. miles of territory.
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Proslavery and antislavery forces ranged over the territory.
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There was a lot of conflict over slavery therefore during the 1850s congress attempted to solve the conflict over slavery by compromising. But the compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854 only fueled sectional divisions.
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five separate bills were passed by the U.S. Congress that defused a political battle between slave and free states on the status of territories.
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As tensions over slavery increased, violence even broke out in congress. in 1856 south Carolina representative Preston brooks attacked Massachusetts senator Charles Sumner over an antislavery speech Sumner had made.
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Gang of 30 proslavery men rounded up 11 antislavery settlers and gunned them down. 5 people died.
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It emphasized the divisions over the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Dred Scott decision. It also brought Lincolns opposition to slavery spread to a national audience. Which also caused Douglas to lose support in the north and the south.
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The civil war broke out following a confederate attack on Fort Sumter, leading to widespread fighting, heavy casualties, and the eventual defeat of the confederacy.
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The Civil War presented challenges, hardships, and opportunities for people in the north and the south. both soldiers and civilians were affected as the war went on.
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The civil war tore apart society, but it was also an international event that took place. union naval blockades disrupted the souths trade with the rest of the world. at the beginning of the war, it was easy to slip through the Union blockade. gradually, the blockade of south ports became tighter as the time passed.
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Lincoln issued a proclamation of amnesty and reconstruction. Which offered forgiveness to all southerners who pledged loyalty to the union and support for emancipation.
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African American soldiers receive equal pay.
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Grants victory at Chattanooga convinced lincoln that the union finally had a general who could win. In March 1864, Lincoln gave him command of all Union armies.
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Conflicting plans for dealing with the post-civil war south had long-lasting effects on government and the economy.
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White southerners welcomed Johnson's plan, which let them form state governments on their own terms. they hoped to restore their old way of life.
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Since republicans had lost some support following the impeachment fight, they chose the hero of the civil war as their presidential candidate in the election.
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The 13th amendment ended savery, and the 14th amendment granted citizenship to former slaves.
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Much of Atlanta had been burned during the civil war, but after the war, it became the center of reconstruction activity and Georgia's new state capital.
