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Compromie of 1850
Henry Clay decided the debate between slave and free states would result in a destruction of the Union so the Compromise of 1850 was devised -
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act was a dangerous law favored by the South which allowed a run away slave to be captured and returned to there "owner". The law however was taken advantage of and people were capturing free blacks and "returning" them to there respected homes, although they were not slaves. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
This book was about slavery, and the reasin slavery should be abolished. It was read by many, while the North agreed with it, the South disiked the book. -
Wilmot Proviso
The government would try to ban slavery in any land aquired from Mexico. This was a major event in leading to the Civil War -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Government allowed Kansas and Nebraska to vote wether they want slavery or not. At the sound of this many people decided they would go to Kansas and Nebraska and try to get the vote to favor there political veiws. (Slavery-Non Slavery -
Bleeding Kansas
Because of the people flooding into Kansas to vote slave or non-slave a small scale civil war broke out in the state/area. -
Bleeding Kansas *END*
The small civil war in Kansas lasted 4 months and had nearly 200 men died, but the "war" now ended. -
Dred Scott Descision
After living in an area where blacks are free Dred Scott sued for his freedom, but the court said blacks were "property" and not people. -
Lincoln-Douglass Debate
The two men were running for Senator of Illinois, Lincoln ended up losing, but made himslef famous and had spread the word of abolition. -
Harpers Ferry Raid
John Brown led a brigade of men to attack Harpers Ferry, his goal was to lead a slave revolt, but he failed to do so. He then was xecuted along with his men. -
Election of 1860
The Republican Party (Abraham Lincoln) standed for no-slavery while the Democratic Party standed for slavery. The South threatend to seced if Lincoln won, After Lincoln won the South seceded over time to form the Confederate States of America. They elected Jefferson Davis as theyre President. -
Fort Sumpter
South opened fire on Fort Sumpter marking the beggining of the CIvil War.
