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Lincoln was elected to congress.
He was elected and during the first year, the Mexican American war ended. -
The Wilmot Proviso
The representative of Pennsylvania had proposed the Wilmot Proviso. It suggests that Slavery be banned in any territory acquired through the Mexican American War. -
The Election of 1848
When the Wilmot Proviso failed, a new political party formed. The free soil party, they wanted to keep new territories free of slavery. -
Compromise of 1850
North made the Fugitive Slave Act as a way of making the South more docile. -
Election of 1850
James Buchanan became president. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act organized the Kansas and Nebraska areas and to solve the issue made it popular sovereignty. This agitated Northerners weakened the Democrats and nulled the Whig Party. -
Bleeding Kansas
During this time, territorial elections happened primarily in Kansas. Thousands of border ruffians crossed the border to vote from the slave state of Missouri. -
Bleeding Sumner
Violence broke out in Congress after Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts criticized people who were pro-slaves. -
Republican Party of the Election of 1856
Democratic and Whig parties were splitting on sectional lines. The Whigs decided to join the Republican party. -
Dredscott Decision
Supreme Court Case. A man attempted to sue for being a slave and his wife / 2 daughters unsuccessfully. -
The Lincoln Douglas debates
lincoln came home to practice law, he was stunned by the kansas-nabraska act -
John Brown´s Raid
Abolitionist John Brown planned a raid on U.S. arsenal. -
The Raid on Harper´s Ferry
John Brown led a raid, this time in Virginia, Harper´s Ferry. On October 16th 1859, his abolitionists raided an arsenal so that slaves may be armed during the War. -
the election of 1860
Lincoln and Douglas meet again for the presidential race of 1860. -
Attempt at compromise; fail.
As the North and the South drew further apart, some Americans sought ways to resolve the crisis and avoid war. -
Reactions to Secession
Many southerners opposed secession. the decision to secede was made by state conventions. -
The creation of the Confederacy
The confederacy soon faced challenges and many internal disagreements, It had no currency nor any job of printing confederate money. -
The Confederate States are made!!
South Carolina, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia all seceded. They established as the Confederate States. -
Lincoln´s Inaugural Adress
Lincoln inaugurated in March 4th, 1861. His main points were: Slavery shouldn't spread, Federal property in South is still federal property. -
Fort Sumter; Civil War begins
This marked the beginning of the Civil War. In response, Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to serve in the army for 90 days.
