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Compromise of 1850
Senators Henry Clay and Stephen Douglass initiated the Compromise of 1850, The Compromise prevented newly expanded U.S terrioties from legalizing slavery. The Compromise also strengthened the Fugitave Slave Act. These actions led to an increased size of the Union, and there power. -
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Civil War trigger events
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Uncle Toms Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe writes the novel Uncle Toms Cabin, a contraversial novel that fueled temsions between the North and South -
Nebraska act of 1854
The Nebraska act of 1854 allowed settelers in new territiories chose to be pro or anti slavery. It cuased settlers to argue over kansass, and helped lead to the civil war. -
Abolisionist Movement
Abolishinists like john Brown were agianst slavery, and as a group they helped fuel the unions drive for equality and gave the union suppourt in starting the war. -
Charles Sumner Beating
While making a speech pro slavery activist Preston brooks beat charles sumner with a cane. This gave suppourt to the abolishinist movment -
Dred Scott V. Sanford
In the case "Dred Scott v. Sanford" Virginia slave Dred Scott attempted to sue for his own freedom. When the case made its way up to the Supreme Court justices ruled that Dred Scott was property and held no legal rights, and was not recognized as a human being. This showed that southern slave owners had complete control of there slaves, and fueled the norths passion to create an equal country. -
Dred Scot v Sanford
Case that went to the supreme court, It ruled that slaves were not people but they were property. It set presedent for slave cases of the future. -
John Browns Uprising
In October of 1859 Abolitionist John Brown gathered a group of free blacks, and white allies raided an arsenal in Harpers Ferry Virginia. They had hopes to distribute weapons to southern slaves and spark an uprising in the south. While keeping hold of the arsenal John Browns forces were surronded by Robert E. Lee and defeated. When Brown was exucuted for treason he became a driving cuase of the Civil War and was a symbol for the Abolitionist movement. -
Southern states suceed
Folowing the election of lincoln, 7 southern states left the union. This was a major turning point and the last straw before the civil war. -
Election of Abraham Lincoln
In 1860 the nation saw the election of a new President. Lincoln was elected and had strong ideas and changes in mind. Not only did this give the union a leader but it gave them motivation and suppourt.
