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The Missouri compromise was a result of the new states Maine and Missouri being added to the US, the problem was that they were both above the 36"30" compromise line and the balance would be broken. To ensure the balance was kept Missouri became a slave state to compromise for the uneven number of non-slave and slave states. -
Nat tried convince many other to join his revolt, after convincing others they attacked the masters house in the cover of the night and murdered the whole family. They marched through Southampton Virginia and killed 55 whites until the authorities crushed the revolt. -
A very important congressional proposal that was made to prevent the expansion of slavery into new territories. A move that made the Republican party built by result. -
California was to be a free state, Utah and New Mexico were to become new territories. Called upon a boundary of Texas and the US and deemed the abolition of slaves in Washington DC and amended the Fugitive Slave act. -
A bunch of federal officials now become required to capture and arrest runaways slaves. This law bridged the gap between slavery and northern citizens, making it their problem too. Abolitionist now had to choose between breaking the law or listing to their morals. -
This novel published by Stowe, a gradualist abolitionist, public this book spreading his views. With over 500,000 copies sold this novel pointed out not only the political issues but also the moral struggle.
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Kansas-Nebraska bill is introduced and it is made to divide the two territories into the north and south of the US. It is made to repeal what the Missouri Compromise and establish a popular sovereignty rule over the two new terriories. -
Also know as the Dred Scott decision, multiple political issues popped up when Scott, a slave, tried to sue the federal law. Are slaves allowed to sue? Slaves not counted as citizens couldn't sue, however slaves as property with permission can't stop them from entering territories. -
The men that John led and himself led an attack at a arsenal in Virginia, many men on both sides died. He attacked and killed many and held the mayor as a hostage. John Brown had captured citizens for his abolitionist beliefs and was later arrested along with his men. This event took only two days before it was resolved.
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The election of 1860 in which Abraham Lincoln won, helped to shape the future of America. This was a major turning point against slavery. Lincoln's election and the emancipation proclamation pushed for a new America and his reelection ensured this.