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The Underground Railroad was a network that helped slaves who escaped to freedom in the north.
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Created by Eli Whitney, the Cotton Gin sped up the production of cotton by easily removing the seeds.
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The request of the state of Missouri to become a slave state, triggered political rivalries.
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"Tariff of Abominations"
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A slave rebellion in Virginia led by Nat Turner. 55 to 65 people were killed.
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The confrontation between South Carolina and the government in over the attempt to declare null and void within the state the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832.
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An American law to ban slavery in territory acquired from mexico.
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A series of resolutions to advert conflict between the north and south.
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Created by Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, is published.
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Also known as Bleeding War, Bleeding Kansas was a series of political confrontations between people for slavery and against slavery.
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Allowed people in Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery.
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Affirmed the right of slave owners to take their slaves into western territories.
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Created by William Lloyd Garrison, the Liberator was a mighty force from the beginning and became the most influential newspaper in the antebellum antislavery crusade.
