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Compromise of 1850
- Texas paid 10 million to scale back land claims in west
- DC was required to end slave trade in the city
- Cali was admitted as a free state Stricter fugitive slave act was passed.
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Fugitive Slave Act
- All fugitive slave must be returned to their masters
- Any person who was caught helping a slave could serve up to 6 month in prison
- Congress made it illegal to even assist a fugitive slave
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Uncle Toms Cabin
- After hearing about the harsh living conditions of a slave many people join the abolishment movement
- Harriet Booker Stowe wrote a book on this topic and in the 19th century became the 2nd top selling book.
- The book is about a slave who has a mean owner
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Kansas Nebraska Act 1854
- this let each territory let people vote and decide if they wanted slavery or not.
- This tore Kansas apart because half the people wanted slavery and the other half did not.
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Dred Scott Decision 1857
- supreme court ruled that deed Scott was property and people could not sue against it
- prohibiting slavery in the northern colonies was unconstitutional
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Harpers Ferry 1859
- Gain control of the weapons
- Raid fails
- Brown was hung
- Became. martyr of the north
- South tries to learn how far the north will go to end slavery
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Lincoln's Election 1860
- Only candidate against slavery
- Election showed that the country was divided
- Only northern states voted for Lincoln
- The south started to secede because of slavery
- This election pushed the war to happen very quickly
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Attack Of Ft. Sumter 1861
- Federal fort in South Carolina
- Surrendered to the southern army