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allowed missouri to be a slave slave state, and maine to be a free state. It also made the slave line at the 30, 36 line.
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One of the major events leading to the civil war which banned slavery in any mexican territory that would later be aquired.
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Court decision making slavery legal in the territories, because slaves were only considered property.
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Congress passed a law that said northeners had to help return runaway slaves. But this just started more controversy between north or south.
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california was entered into the union as a free state in 1850.
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Uncle Toms Cabin was a book about a slave who was killed by his master. It opened up peoples minds on slavery and changed manys opinions.
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the omstead manifesto said that slavery would not be allowed in any territory aqcuired from mexico.
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the kansas nebraska act said that slavery depended on popular soverneighty in these territories.
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When senator Sumner gave a anti slavery speach, a pro slavery man named Preston Brooks beat him with his cane.
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John Brown invaded the slave capital of kansas with a group of other abolitionist leaders.
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Lincoln and Douglas debate over the issue of slavery for the presidency of 1858
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John Brown, with other abolitionists, raided the town of harpers ferry. they burned homes and killed five people.
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abraham lincoln becomes the 16th president of the united states in 1860. He wins over oponent douglas.
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South Carolina was the first state to secede from the nation after being so upset about slavery laws.
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John brown and his five sons attacks the arsenal at ft. sumpter. He hoped to steal weapons and arm slaves, but he was unsuccessful and was killed.
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An abolitionist group attacked the slave capital of Lawrence, Kansas. Raiding the town.
