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election of 1848
Zachary Taylor wins and helps not slave states -
compromise of 1850
The measures in here escalated north vs south issues. There was part that one side wanted and the other did not. -
The know nothing party
The know nothing party did not like the immigrants and had code words to confirm identity's. -
Dred Scott decision
This boiled down to that black people where not citizens and could not sue. -
Lincoln-Douglas-debates
This set Lincoln as the better candidate and better plan for slavery. -
Harpers ferry
John brown wanted to break into the military arsenal and arm the slaves. -
John Brown is hung
After Harper's ferry john brown is captured and publicly hung. This makes people very angry. -
Lincoln becomes the president
This was huge for anti slavery because he was going to out law the expansion of slavery