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The American Colonization Society had the idea to free slaves and let them go back to there homes in afirca.
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The Missouri Compromise was when Missouri became a slave state. This caused anti-slavery in the North.
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the abolitionist movement began, it was very organised effort to end slavery.
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a white student was publicly wiped in Nashville, Tennessee for having abolitionist literature while he was going through the city.
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in 1837 a warehouse was attacked by a pro-slavery mob. this was an attempted to destroy any abolitionist press materials. Unfortunately a news paper editor named Elijah Lovejoy.
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Congress pasted the Fugitive Slave Act. They needed all the escaped enslave people to return to their owners.
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The attack on the warehouse was called the Kansas-Nebraska Act. when the attack passed both salvory groups took over the Kansas Territory.
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the town of Lawrence was attacked by a pro slavery group. This town was founded by abolitionists. In reply, there was a raid which killed 5 pro-slavery settlers. This was organised by John Brown.
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in 1859 John Brown wanted to capture the U.S. Arsenal. He did so, at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. 21 men were led there by him. they were caught and Brown was hanged.
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By 1860 12,000 African Americans were able to return back to Africa.
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Civil War broke out
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Abraham Lincoln wanted for the freeing of enslaved people to happen.
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The USA included the Thirteenth Amendment to free all slaves and put an end to all forms of slavery.