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Gold Rush
The first gold nugget was found in California. Thousands of people was starting to come to California to search for gold. Many people would die because of this. One out of five seekers died every day. -
Wilmot Provisio
The North made a proposal to ban slavery in the new territory. They didn’t want slavery to expand even more and lead to other states to use slavery. The North didn’t slavery to become a problem in the U.S. -
Election of 1848
Zachary Taylor becomes president in this election. He was the first Whig to become president. Zachary Taylor was running against Lewis Cass and Martin Van Buren. Zachary had won the election, but the election was very close. -
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Road to the Civil War
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Fugitive Slave Law
This was a law that made the northerners mad because this was bringing slavery to the north. The law stated if a slave was owned and he went up to the north he would still be a slave. So if someone looked like the slave they would be taken to the south. -
This was an important to the U.S. because this made California free state. This also banned slave trade in D.C. Henry Clay “The Great Compromiser” was the main reason why the compromise happened. This Compromise also created the 50’40 line.
This was an important to the U.S. because this made California free state. This also banned slave trade in D.C. Henry Clay “The Great Compromiser” was the main reason why the compromise happened. This Compromise also created the 50’40 line. -
Brooks-Sumner Affair
Charles Sumner was a politician who was an abolitionist. He approached Congress talking about slavery. He messed up when he called out Andrew Butler. Sumner called Butler out for his involvement with the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Sumner began to talk about Butler and he called his wife a whore. After the meeting was over Butler’s cousin Preston Brooks gathered up a mob and they beat Charles Sumner with canes. After that day, every year for Sumner’s birthday, the mob sent him a golden cane. -
Dred Scott
Dred Scott was a former slave who was captured in a free state and was made a slave again. He decided to take fight it in court,he felt that he should have been emancipated,but it was unsuccessful. The judge ruled that no black, free or slave could U.S. citizenship, therefore blacks couldn’t petition for their freedom in court. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
They were a series of political debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas. These debates were for one of two Illinois Senate seats. -
John Brown's Raid
John Brown was a Northern Abolitionist who led a raid on Harper's Ferry's arsenal. It was a good idea but forgot to tell the slaves, so they were way out-manned. Even though the raid was unsuccessful, John became a marder for his effort. -
Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln becomes the first Republican president. -
South Carolina Secedes
Soth California Secedes S.C. is the 1st stae to leave because they think Abraham Linclon will stop slavery
thats exactly the reason why he created the emancipation proclamation. it was to get
the south to come back to the union, if they came back to the union by febuary, 1st
they would be able to keep all slaves in the south, then a confederacy was formed.
