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Wilmot Proviso
Wanted to ban slaver in the mexican cession ternitory and west excluding Texas.Texas already had slavery so they were going to mess with Texas. -
Compromise of 1850
Keep the balance between slave and free henry clay.To help slaveholders recaptune runaway slaves -
Dred scott
Dred scott was a slave that sued for his freedom americans were not citizens and could not sue.Slaves wer proprty and increased the tension between the northern and southern states. -
Election of 1860
