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What happen?- the fugitive slave act was amended and the slave trade in Washington D.C.
How did this lead to the Civil Way?- an effort to settle regional disagreements over the state of American slavery -
What happen?- repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty.
How did it lead to Civi War?- raised the possibility that slavery could be extended into territories where it had once been banned -
What happen?- repeated outbreaks of violent guerrilla warfare between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces following the creation of the new territory of Kansas in 1854
How did it lead to Civil War?- because it led to the establishment of the Republican Party -
What happen?- that a slave (Dred Scott) who had resided in a free state and territory (where slavery was prohibited) was not thereby entitled to his freedom
How did it lead to Civil War?- they destroyed the delicate agreement between slave and free states and created national anger -
What happen?- Douglas's bill in effect repealed the Missouri Compromise by lifting the ban against slavery in territories north of the 36°30′ latitude
How did it lead to Civil War?- the issue of right and wrong -
What happen?- Representative Preston Brooks, a pro-slavery Democrat from South Carolina, used a walking cane to attack Senator Charles Sumner, an abolitionist Republican from Massachusetts
How did it lead to Civil War?- The beating nearly killed Sumner and contributed significantly to the country's polarization over the issue of slavery -
What happen?- Ten of his men were killed, including two of his sons
How did it lead to Civil War?- It raised the stakes for the 1860 presidential election -
What happen?- a popular majority in the North where states already had abolished slavery, and a national electoral majority comprising only Northern electoral votes
How did it lead to Civil War?- His election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the Civil WaIn 1865, Lincoln was instrumental in the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, which made slavery unconstitutional