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Missouri Compromise
Missouri entered as a slave state and Main entered as a slave state. Also prohibited sleavery morth of Missouri compromise line.
Important because it kept a compromise between free and slave states, but it was only a temperary solution. -
South Carolina
South Carolina threatens to secede from the union. Secede means to leave. The decidede ro secede because of states rights, the south beleived the could nullify and tax from the Federal Government. -
Comprimise of 1850
States are split evenly, California, Utah, and New Mexico wanted to be states. It would be a problem because the slave and free states wont be even. concluded: North- California free.slave trade ended in D.C., Texas wont take New mexico. South- New Mexico and Utah = decided state, D.C. current slaves, Fugative slave law ended. -
Kansas-Nebraska act
Kansas and Nebraka were given popular soverignty. Popular Sovereignty= obility to choose what type of state. Vote decided kansas would be a slave state. This led to a civil war in kansas called "Bleeding Kansas." Results: Congress rejected results-Kansas became free state. South relized northern votes had more influential. -
Dred Scott Case
lived in several free states. Filed a lawsuitt claiming he should be a free man. Supreme court ruled- Could not sue because he was not a citizen. Court could not take away a slave because he was a slaves property. -
the Election 0f 1860
Abraham Lincoln wont the election, even though he did not receive many popular votes. Received 0 electoral votes from southern states. The south secede because they did not trust Lincolnm would protect their rights.
