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Maine is admitted as a free state. Missouri is admitted as a slave state. Made an invisible line at 36x30. Every state south of the line would be slave and every state north of the line is slave. To make southern states happy, if a runaway slave was found in a free state the slave would still be brought back.
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A slave rebellion in the south. During this rebellion around 60 people were killed. This stroke fear in the South. Resulted in retaliation for the rebellion even with those who were not involved
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California admitted as free state. Popular Sovereignty=all territories could decide when they applied for statehood of they wanted to be slave or free. Slave trade outlawed in D.C.. Fugitive slave act= its illegal to help runaway slaves even in north. Texas gave up some of mexico for $10 million and got present day boundary.
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A book about the horrors of slavery. The south viewed it as propaganda.
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Nebraska was spit into two territories, being Kansas and Nebraska. In these two territories slavery was to be decided by popular soveney. Kansas lost a lot of lives because the people were voting and hurting others. It was soon to be named as Bleeding Kansas. The Democratic party lost popularity in the North but gained popularity in the south. Republicans party gained power against slavery.
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The supreme court of 1857 ruled that people of African ancestry were not Citizens and could not sue. The federal court for freedom or anything else. Slaves were considered property. Missouri compromise was ruled not legal, they said they government cannot tell states they have to be slave or free. Angry anti-slavery voters voted for Lincoln for president in 1860.
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He led a failed raid on the federal arsenal in Harper Ferry. He did this to arm slaves and kill their owners. He was captured and hung after being convicted of conspiracy and treason.
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Republicans promised:
- end the spread of slavery
-Give free land to settlers in the west Loncoln is elected.