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Missori Comprimise
sceries of laws in acted in 1820 to maintain the balance between free stats and slave states. Plan written up by Herery Clay, Called for slavery to be banned form the lousisana territory north of the paralell 36,30 Missouri Southern border. Short term solution -
Wilmont Proviso
A bill propossed by repersentative David Wilmont form Pennsylvaina would out law slaery in any territory won from the war with Mexico, never became law but lead to the creation of the Free Soil Party; Witch won 10 seats in congress!!! -
Comprimise of 1850
To please the North; California was admited a free state and Wasignton D.C. would abolish slavery, To please the South; congress could not pass laws regaurding slavery won from Mexico and would pass the Fugitive Slave Act. Comprimise of 1850 would not have been passed without the help of Stephen A. Douglas!!! -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
A book published by Harriet Beecher Stowe, showed all the issues of slavery and how bad it was.there was a play based on the book. -
Kansas-Neberaska Act
Stephen A Douglas drafted the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Proposed that Nebraska Territory would be split in half into Kansas and Nebreska. Slavery in each territory would be settled by Popular Sovereignty.If when the bill pased it would destory the Missuroi Comprimise by allowing people to allow slavery where it was banned! -
Pottowatomie Masscure
Extrem abolishist John Brown and 7 other men went to the cabin of his proslavery neighbor and mudered 5 people in what became known as Pottowatomie Masscure was killed attempting to take Harpers Ferry th US armory! -
Sack of Lawrence
Proslavery that attacked the town of Lawrence, Ks the attckers destroyed offices and the house of the govener of the antislavey government became none as the Sack of Lawrence. -
Scott v Stanford
Dred Scott sued for his freedom because he was a slave in a free terrrtiory Roger Tany said slaves where property and he could not sue because he was not a US citizen. Also ruled that Scott was still a slave because he was bound to Missouri Slave Code. -
Election of 1860
Turned ino two different races for presidency, one in the North and onee in the South. Lincon an Douglas were most supported in the North but Brekinridge and Bell where most suported in the South,Lincon won the election!!! Witch led to southeners seceeding from the union. -
South Caorlina Seceeds From The Union
South Carolina was the first state to seceed from the Union!
