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The Missouri Compromise
In 1819 Missouri asked to become a new state.If the U.S accepted, Missouri would become a slave state.There were many debates in Congress about Missouri because of the unequal balance of slave and free states.Then senator Henry Clay suggested a plan.His plan included a imaginary borderline across the western"36" "30" north latitude. Missouri would become a slavestate.Then Maine wold become a free state. This plan worked for 30 years. -
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the events leading up to the civil war
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The Compromise of 1850
In 1849 California asked to become a free state. By that time period there was 15 free states and free states and the sotherner's did want the number of the states free and slave to be un evened.So Southener;s begane to think about withdrawing their states with calafornia.Senator clay came up with a plan to settle the diffrence's.Clay offered a couple of new laws.1st.california would be admittid as a free state,2nd people wouldnt be allowed to sell slaves in washinton D.C. -
Kansas /Nebraska Act
\After the Comprimise of 1850 passed into law it brought very little peace to the nation.Thats when Kansas and Nebraska both wanted to become states. Since both were North of the Comprimise line ,according to law, they were free states. However a senator from Illinois named Stephen Douglas suggested a plan. He belived the people in Kansas and Nebraska have the right to deside for themselves if they wanted to be a free state. after an another election kanasa was a free state ,but nowone was happy -
1860 Electetion of Abraham Lincoln
In Illinois there was a man named Abraham Lincoln, He was against slavery,but he would leave slavery alone in the South and would not let it spread around to other erritory's. Licoln attented an precident election. Most southener's didnt vote for Abraham Lincoln.On November 6,1860 Abraham Licon won the election and became president. -
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4 long years of war
in 1861-1865 The Notherns and the Southern's fought for their independence -
1861:Southern states declared independence
In 1861 kansas was added as a free state. neither the north or sought satisfied.The nation was headed toward war.Againts one side to the other.
