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Wilimot Proviso
Many supporters of slavery veiewed it as an attack on slavery by the North
The issue was vital to northerners who wanted to stop slavery -
Compromise of 1850
Congress finally passed five bills based on Clay’s proposals -
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" is first published
First published novel of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” -
Kansas - Nebraska Act
They wanted a free state
They had an issue with slavey -
John Brown's Masacre at Pottawatomie Creek
A settler from Connecticut led seven men to a pro slavery settlement near Pottawatomie creek -
Dred Scott Decision
He was an enslaved person who had once been owned -
Lincoln - Douglas Debate "A House Divided Against itself can not stand."
He does not expect things
Does not believe -
John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
He gave people weapons
His goal was to seaz them weapons -
Abraham Lincoln is elected as a Republican President
Talking about Abraham Lincoln being president -
South Carolina Secedes from the Union
First Southern state to secede
Passed the declaration -
Confederate States of America are formed
They have written a constitution and named former Mississippi Senator Jefferson Davis as their president -
Confederate Troops Fire at Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Confederate Troops Fire at Fort Sumter, South Carolina
