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Wilmot Proviso
A proposal to prohibit slavery in the new land obtained from the Mexican American War. -
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This treaty ended the Mexican American War, and forced Mexico to surrender 525,000 square feet of land. -
Compromise of 1850
This compromise ended the slave trade in Washington D.C, entered California into the Union, and passed the Fugitive Slave Act. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This introduced popular sovereignty in new territories. This meant that the territories were able to vote for themselves for if they were to be a free or slave state. -
Pottawatomie Massacre
The brutal murder of five people by abolitionist John Brown. -
Lincoln-Douglas Election
The series of heated debates between Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln in the election to Senate. -
Lincoln is Elected President
Abraham Lincoln was somewhat accidentally elected president. However, he lead to be the greatest president in United States history. -
South Carolina Seceds From The Union
South Carolina seceded from the union because of the election of President Lincoln. They believed that Lincoln would abolish slavery. -
Harpers Ferry
The capture of John Brown in his raid of government artillery.