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The Fugitive Slave Law required states the Slaves have escaped to from another state to send them back to the state from which they escaped.
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The Underground Railroad was a network of people offering shelter and aid to escaped Slaves. It later helped guide Slaves on the run. It was created to protect escaped Slaves from bounty hunters.
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Nat Turner believed that God had told him to free the slaves. He led 75 rebels and killed 60 whites. This was the largest rebellion in U.S. history.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this ant-slavery novel. The novel sold 300,000 copies within 3 months. This novel was read all across the U.S.
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Dred Scott was a Slave who's master had died and he sued the widow for his freedom. The court denied him his freedom, however just 3 months later Dred Scott along with some family members were freed.
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John Brown an abolitionist leads a small group to raid a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, VA, to start a revolt with armed Slaves.
