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Every slave have 3/5 of a vote. For every 5 slaves voted, only 3 of them are counted.
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Prohibited slavery in the Lousiana Territory.
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A slave rebellion lead by Nat Turner, killing 60 white Americans.
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Prohibited slavery in territories acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War.
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All escaped slaves who are captured must be returned to its owner.
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Opening new land for settlement in Kansas and Nebraska. Repealing the Missouri Compromise and used popular sovereignty to allow or prohibit slavery.
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The supreme court decided that African Americans, free or not, can not be American citizens.
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John Brown seized an arsenal at Harpers Ferry as an attempt to satrt an slave revolt, but because of the lack of participating slaves, the mission failed. Later, John Brown was trialed and hanged for treason.
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The election between two of main candidates: Abraham Lincoln and Stephan A. Douglas. Abraham Lincoln won and became president with 180 electoral votes.
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President Abraham Lincoln issued an proclaimation saying that all slaves in the South are now legally free.
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The admendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude,
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The admendment addressed citizenship rights and equal protection under the law.
