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Importation of slaves ends
Economic (slaves were important to the economy) and political (first step towards rights for people of color) -
The Missouri Compromise/The Compromise of 1820
Political (legislative agreement, political equilibrium between North and South), social (tensions over slavery) -
The Compromise of 1850
Political, social -
The Wilmot Proviso
Political, social -
The Fugitive Slave Act
Political, social -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Social -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Political, social -
Bleeding Kansas
Social, political -
The Caning of Charles Sumner
Social, political -
The Dred Scott Decision
Political, social