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Their were rumors there was gold in California so the Mason-Dixon line will stop at California.
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Southern Senator Douglass wanted a Northern railroad but needed the South's help. If the South helps the North, the Mason-Dixon line will be erased
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Southern Senator Sumner spoke poorly of Butler while arguing about expansion of slavery. Butler's Cousin, Brooks, beat Sumner up with a cane.
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The Congress cannot force slavery in unknown territory, but this law didn't pass.
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These debates introduced Linconln to America. Althought Lincoln lost, he gained popularity.
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Lead a slave uprising at Harper's Ferry, VA. He believed it was God's message to him to end slavery. He ended up being hanged because he killed a lot of people.