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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, and Maine entered as a free state. -
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Events that led up to the Civil War
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Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso said that slavery was prohibited in lands aquired from Mexico. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was set up to make peace within the nation by having a balance between slave states and free states. -
Fugitive Slave Law
The Fugitive Slave Law required all citizens in the U.S. to help capture runaway slaves. -
"Uncle Tom's Cabin"
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe stunned many people by her description of slavery. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was a bill that stated that the states could chose whether or not to allow slavery by popular sovereignty. -
Bleeding Kansas
Because of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, many people were moved to Kansas to vote on whether it would be a free or slave state. There was a lot of violence. Kansas became a free state. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was trying to get his freedom from his owner. The case went all the way up to the Supreme Court. The decision was that Scott was still a slave and Congress didn't have the right to take away a citizen's property. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln had 7 debates on slavery to get a seat in the senate. -
John Brown's Raid
Abolitionist John Brown took citizens hostage with his 22-man army, trying to get the slaves to rise up and help them. No slaves came forward and Brown and his men were caught and hanged. -
Licoln Elected/Election 1860
Lincoln was elceted, even though his name wasn't on the ballot in some Southern states. -
Secession of South Carolina
South Carolinavoted to break away. They didn't want to be a part of the Union.