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Congress passes Compromise of 1850
15 states were free and the other 15 were slave states. -
California Enters In Union
They entered the Union as a free state. They were a nonslavery state by the Missouri Compromise -
Formation of the Republican Party
On this day the Republican Party was created. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Created the territories of Kanas and Nebraska, opening new lands for settlement. -
Bleeding Kanas
Also called the boarder war. Was a series of violent political confrontations. -
Congressmen Preston Brooks beats senator Charles Summer
A member of the House of Representatives entered the senate chamber and beat a senator until he was unconscious -
Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott case
Was a case that intensified national divisions over the issue of slavery. In 1834 Dred Scott a slave had been taken to Illinois a free state, and then Wisconsin territory where the Missouri compromise of 1820 prohibited slavery. -
Abraham Lincoln vs Stephan Douglas
Lincoln challenged Douglas to a war of ideas, Douglas accepted it. The debates were held at seven different locations throughout Illinois. -
John Brown revolt uproar
John's raid on Harper's Ferry, in attempt to start and armed slave revolt. -
Abraham Lincoln wins election