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Virginia And Kentucky Resolutions written
Link The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were created to give more civil liberties that were being held back by former documents. -
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Hartford Convention meets during War of 1812
Link The Hartford Convention met to draw up a treaty to the War of 1812. However a treaty was already made up before they finished their own. -
Missouri Compromise
Link The Missouri Compromise created the 36 30 line. This line was over missouri and no state above it was a slave state. -
Tariff of Abominations passed
Link The Tariff of Abominations was used to stop the high government taxes on imported goods. -
South carolina tries to nullify
Link South Carolina tried to nullify on this day. However it failed. -
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Texas declares independence from Mexico
Link Texas had fought the Mexican War, and were finally rewarded with independence from Mexico. -
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Mexican War
Link The Mexican War was fought between the US and Mexico over borders and land, such as New Mexico and Texas. -
Wimot proviso
Link The Wilmot Proviso was used to help purchase land form Mexico with 2 million dollars. -
Fugitive Slave Law enacted
Link The fugitive slave law is enacted which made it illegal to help an escaping slave. You were now forced to turn him or her in. -
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Publication of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Link Uncle Tom's Cabin is written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, this book displayed some of the inhumane practices used against slaves. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act passed
Link The Kansas Nebraska act gave the people of Nebraska and Kansas the ability to choose eiter slavery or no slavery, it was one of the beginning pieces of the Civil war. -
Formation of the Republican Party
Link The Republican party is formed, they are a group of people against slavery of all kinds. -
Border Ruffians attack Lawrence
Link The Border Ruffians attack Lawrence burning down buildings and trashing the city as a whole. -
Charles Sumner attacked
Link Charles Sumner is attacked after blaming the countries problems on a South Carolina senate man. He is brutally beaten wiht a cane. -
Pottawatomie Creek
Link The Pottawatomie Creek massacre was when anti-slavery colonists killed several pro slavery colonists in Pottawatomie Creek. -
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Lecompton Constitution passed
Link When Kansas voted on a law to ban free slaves. It was approved. But would later be rejected in 1861. -
Raid at Harper's Ferry
Link John Brown led a raid against Harpers Ferry to free slaves, he hoped to free many on his way down south. However, all his plans went wrong. He was later hanged for his crimes committed. -
Formation of Constitutional Union Party
Link The Constitutional Union party was formed it's representative would be John Bell in the 1860 election. -
Democrats split in 1860
Link The democrats split into the north ad south democrats. One for slavery, one for popular sovreignty, and one against slavery. -
Election of 1860
Link Abraham Lincoln would win the election wiht only 40% of the voters voting for him.
