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It admitted Missouri to the union as a slave state and main as a free state. It happened on march 2, 1820. It was created to make a balance between slave and free states. Henry Clay was a crucial congressman involved in the compromise.It marked the beginning of the prolonged sectional conflict over the extension of slavery that led to the American Civil War. -
It is a important congressional proposal in the 1840s to prohibit the extension of slavery into the territories. David Wilmot was a democratic member who proposed the Wilmot Proviso. The event took place in mexico. As a result the mexican war happened. This was because it failed. -
The significance was that the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. Furthermore, California entered the Union as a free state and a territorial government was created in Utah. It included California as a free state and the borders of Texas which are now New Mexico and Utah. The compromise of 1850 happened because the US wanted to claim Texas and split up mexico. It impacted history because it gave the US an important state. -
This was a act that stated if a slave ran away into another state that if they were found they would have to be returned. Even if they ran into a free state they would have to be returned. This put a responsibility on the government because they were responsible for catching and returning them. This event took place for many reasons. Mostly because the south were mad when they were losing slaves. -
This was about Harriet Stowe and how he shared his thoughts about racial discrimination. He also said he tried to push back beliefs on peoples cultural thoughts on slaves. The main person involved is Harriet Stowe. This all took place in Kentucky. This event happened because people in the north were very upset of slavery and they wanted to end it already. -
The significance of this act was that it repealed the missouri compromise, created 2 new territories, and it allowed popular sovereignty. It also created something bad such as Bleeding Kansas and it happened when proslavery activist came to sway the vote. It involved senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois. This act took place in the Kansas territory. This event took place to see if the new territories were for slavery. -
This event is significant because it declared the missouri compromise to be unconstitutional. It also upheld slavery is US territory, and made it illegal to make black people citizens of america. The people involved were Dred Scott and John Stanford who were against each other in court. This happened in missouri state court in St. Louis. This event took place to decide if black people would able to be citizens or not. -
This event boosted Licolns political career and stiffled Douglas career. That then foreshadowed and predicted the election of 1860. This event included Lincoln and Douglas. The final debate was taken place in Alton Illinois. This event happened because of racial tensions. It impacted Lincolns career because it made him president. -
This event made problems between the north and south nearly impossible. People involved were Owen Brown, John Cook, Barclay Coppoc, Francis Meriam, and Charles Tidd. It took place in Harpers Perry, Virginia. This happened to try to destroy the institution of slavery. It killed 5 men and Brown was executed. -
The significance of this event was that it was the first republican to become president. The people involved were all of the people from the partys involved in the election. A group of people known as whigs created the union party. Licoln was nominated as the leader of the party. It helped take away slavery because it favored the north. -
The southern states seceded because disagreements in tariffs, slavery, and to protect there rights. South Carolina seceded following Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. The threat of secession by four more Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. The secession took place in the south because they disagreed with the north. This event caused the american civil war.