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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was a bill passed by Senate in 1820. It introduced Missouri to the Union as a slave state and introduced Maine as a free state. It also banned slavery in the part of the Louisiana Purchase North of 36 North 30 West This may have led to the civil war because the banning of slavery above the 36 N 30 W line may have angered plantation owners looking to settle the Louisiana territory. Sectionalism - exxagerated loyalty to a particular region of the country. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner was an enslaved black preacher who led a slave revolt. He arranged a group of about 70 slaves and got them weapons, then the slaves attacked a nearby city, killing over 50 white people and freeing all slaves that they found. This outraged and worried the plantation owners. This led to the civil war because the North saw it as a sign to free the slaves so something like this happens again, but the Southern plantation owners would not give up their profits.
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Wilmot Privoso
The Wilmot Privoso proposed that all slavery was banned in lands acquired from Mexico. Southerners prostested this and said that Congress didn't have the authority to regulate slavery. Nothing passed, but it sparked bitter debate, probably being a factor in starting the Civil War.
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Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave was an act passed in 1850 that forced all citizens (even those in free states) to help catch runaway slaves. This act was meant to make all citizens of the US obey slave codes, but instead it made Northerners more aware of the horrors of slavery which may have helped contribute to the Civil War.
Fugitive - A runaway enslaved person
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Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 is when Senator Henry Clay made a compromise in which California would enter the Union as a free state but there would be no limit on slavery in the new territories. This suggestion sparked a heated debate in Congress. The plan was divided into parts by Stephen A. Douglas that would be voted on separately. The Congress passed 5 bills in 1850 which would become known as the Compromise of 1850. This might have made the US come closer to Civil War because compromises can hurt -
Compromise of 1850, part 2
because both sides would know that the other side got what they wanted. The North was made because the pro-slavery people got all the territories and the South was mad that the abolitionists got California.
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was an act published that negated the Missouri Compromise and made the part of the Louisiana Purchase north of 36 30 able to be slave states. The two states that would come from this land were Kansas and Nebraska. Franklin Pierce (the president) let the people decide whether Kansas and Nebraska should be free or slave states in Popular Soveirengty. This caused an event called "bleeding Kansas in which people from all over the country came to Kansas to vote for their views -
Kansas Nebraska Act Part 2
A pro-slavery legislature was elected but the antislavery people didn't accept it. They armed themselves and tried to make their own government. By 1856, two governments existed. In may 1856. pro slavery people attacked the antislavery town of Lawrence. A small civil war occured in Kansas. I believe this helped spark the big Civil War because it got pro-slavery and anti slavery people worked up over the bloodshed and fighting.
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Dred-Scott Case
Dred Scott was a slave who lived with an army doctor who lived in Illinois (A free state) and the Wisconsin Territory (A free territory) and then he was moved to Missouri, where his owner died. He tried to sue for freedom because he claimed that he had lived in free areas. The case went to the supreme court. They ruled that since he was property, he had no right and the Constituion didn't let the government take property. This outraged a lot of people but pleased the South, helping the Civil War -
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry took place when John Brown led a group of slaves to attack an arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. He was taken down quickly by local citizens and federal troops. John Brown was sentenced to hang, which shook the North, and confirmed the South's fears of a massive Northern conspiracy against them. This put the nation on the brink of disaster and the North and the South were at each other's throats. Arsenal- A storage site for weapons Martyr-Dies for a good cause -
Lincoln's Election
Abraham Lincoln was a republican who didn't like slavery. However, the democrats were divided. The Democrats elected two different presidential candidates. With the Democrats separated, Lincoln took office. The Republicans promised to let slavery be as long as it is excluded from the territories, but the southerners didn't trust the Republicans. The South seceded and formed the Confederate States of America. This helped the Civil War. Secede - To leave -
Lincoln's Election Part 2
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Battle at Ft. Sumter
