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in 1820 Missouri territory applied to enter the union as a slave state.
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admitted Missouri as slave state and Maine as a free state and banned slavery north
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The abolitionist movement was an organized effort to end the practice of slavery in the United States.
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The abolitionist movement was an organized effort to end the practice of slavery in the United States
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The U.S. gained vast amount of land in west as a result of Mexican- American War.
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Californian leaders applied for statehood as free state
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The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
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he attacked the abolitionist and Republican Senator Charles Sumner, whom he beat nearly to death
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John Brown decided force was the only way to end slavery and came with a plan to attack federal arsenal
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South seceded to protect slavery and insure white supremacy in the South
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was the day Abraham Lincoln was elected for president
