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In Massachusetts, a woman named Mum Bett sued for her freedom and won, leading to the abolition of slavery in the state.
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3 out of 5 black people are considered as a state's population.
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For a territory to be a state they need at least a population of 60,000.
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Makes separating cotton and cotton seeds easier.
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Americans started to Mass produce .
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Religion becomes more present .
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The US buys the Louisiana territory for 15 million from Napoleon.
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No new state can have slavery below Missouri.
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A violent slave uprising in Virginia led by Nat Turner, resulting in the deaths of approximately 60 white individuals.
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The US and Mexico go to war.
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Douglass delivered a speech highlighting the hypocrisy of celebrating freedom while enslaving millions.
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California would be a state and slave sympathizing laws would be passed.
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They were allowed to vote on the issue of slavery.
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Many people head to California in search for gold.
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Senator Charles Sumner was physically assaulted on the Senate floor by Representative Preston Brooks after delivering an anti-slavery speech.
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Supreme Court decision stating that African Americans were not citizens and that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories.
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Many people went into the Kansas territory to vote in their favor.
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Abolitionist John Brown led an armed raid on a federal arsenal in Virginia, aiming to incite a slave revolt.
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Lincoln becomes the 16 president
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Many states starting with South Carolina state to secede.
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This was the official start of the fighting in the American Civil War. Union troops (Northern troops) stationed at Fort. Sumter in South Carolina were attacked by the South Carolina militia. Union lost and surrendered the fort to the Confederate militia.