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John Brown
He was a anti slavery leader who pushed for violent revolts to end slavery. He fought in bleeding Kansas and attempted to have a slave raid on harpers ferry. He was captured after this and executed -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
This was a book published by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This book tells you the harsh truth about slavery a point of view of an enslaved man. This made southerners mad because they felt this will be a cause of a slave rebellion -
Republican Party
this was a political party started by anti slavery people -
Kansas Nebraska Act
this act created two new territories kanas and Nebraska. allowed popular sovereignty and did away with the Missouri compromise. this was a cause of bleeding kansas -
Election 1856
Democratic James Buchanan electoral vote 174
Republican John C. Fremont electoral vote 114
Whig-American Millard Fillmore electoral vote 8 -
Bloody Kansas
a series of outbreaks between proslavery and antislavery over the issue if slavery is allowed in this state after the creation of the new territory kansas. this was a deadly battle pro slavery forces were murdered in front of there family and northerners were angry and southerners were fille dwith joy -
Brooks-Sumner incident
charles sumner and ant slavery person was beat with a cane by a pro slavery democrat in the senate chamber nothing was done about it and charles sumner suffered from injuries until his death -
LeCompton Constitution
this protected the right to slavery and the rights to individuals except slaves which lead to tension in the civil war -
Dred Scott
Dred Scott was an enslaved man who try to sue for his freedom and rights in the Sandford vs scott case but was denied because the federal court said free and non free slaves was property and not citizens so they couldn't sue the court which lead to scott and his family still in slavery -
House Divided Speech
this was speech gave by lincoln his message was “A house divided against itself cannot stand” he was trying to enforce that the U.S. needed to take action to be free now -
Lincoln Douglas Debates
these were multiple (7) political debates between Douglas (democratic party) and Lincoln (republican party) for the senator seat of IL. Lincolns argument was against slavery while Douglas wanted the states to decide whether they want to be free or not. -
Harper's Ferry
John brown an abolitionist lead a raid on harpers ferry. His plan was to start a slave revolt in the south. He had 21 men with him. this was uprising against the abolishment of slavery. The raid was a failure and led to more tension in the south and north. -
Election 1860
Lincoln won this election and this created disunion in the south because they felt like their political voice was took from them and this would put an end to slavery, take away land, and have a voice in federal government. -
Secession
After the victory of lincoln South Carolina became the first southern state to decide to succeed from the union and then other southern states followed so they could protect there rights and to keep slavery -
Lincoln's 1" inaugural Address
in this address lincoln promise not to interfere where slavery already resides