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Missouri Compromise
admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
a rebellion of enslaved Virginians that took place in Southampton County, Virginia led by Nat Turner. The rebels killed between 55 and 65 people, at least 51 of whom were White. -
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Gag Rule
a series of rules that forbade the raising, consideration, or discussion of slavery in the U.S. House of Representatives -
Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was designed to eliminate slavery within the land acquired as a result of the Mexican War -
Harriet Tubman escapes slavery
harriet tubman escaped slavery -
Compromise of 1850
As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. Furthermore, California entered the Union as a free state and a territorial government was created in Utah. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin published
A book about the cruelties of slavery was published -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
territories decide whether to ban slavery or not -
Bleeding Kansas
the period of repeated outbreaks of violent guerrilla warfare between proslavery and antislavery forces following the creation of the new territory of Kansas -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott decision, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a slave who had resided in a free state and territory was not a citizen -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican Party candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois, and incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas, the Democratic Party candidate -
John Brown raids Harpers Ferry
Abolitionist John Brown leads a small group on a raid against a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia -
Abraham Lincoln elected
Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln is elected president of the U.S.