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1850
Compromise of 1850-Texas was paid $10 million to scale back its land in the West. -
1850
Fugitive Slave act-All fugitive slaves must be returned to their masters -
1852
Uncle Tom's Cabin-Harriet Beecher Stowe's book sells 300,000 copies. Many joined abolitionist movement after reading and finding out about the harsh realities of a slave. -
1854
Kansas Nebraska act 1854-Allowed each territory to decide on slavery based on popular sovereignty -
1857
Dred Scott Decision 1857-Ruling declared that Dred was a slave after years of being free, ruled that the Missouri Compromise prohibiting slavery in Northern territories was unconstitutional. -
1859
Harpers Ferry 1859-Brown is captured and hanged for treason after planning an attack on the weapons Arsenal at Harpers Ferry. -
1860
Lincolns election 1860-Lincoln was the only candidate against slavery, him winning not only pushed the southern states to succeed, but also pushed the U.S. onto the brink of war. -
1861
Attack on Fort Sumter 1861-Sumter was a federal fort in South Carolina. The South attacked it, while the Union tried to re supply it. War had begun.