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Senator Henry Clay equalized the senate which allowed Missouri to be part of the Union causing the 36,30' latitude line. Due to the 39,30' line, there was more free territory ,but it was mostly plains that could not grow crops.(Georgia Textbook)
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Dred Scott went to fight for his freedom after his owner moved them to a free state. Because he was property, the Supreme Court ruled the he had no rights there. (Georgia Textbook)
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The Union and Confederacy army's fought for 3 days because the Confederates wanted to be independent from the U.S. The Confederacy may have won, but not without losing 20,000 men while the Union lost 16,000. (Georgia Textbook)
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The Confederate took Union soldiers here when camp Richmond was full. Because SO MANY of the prisoners were malnourished, some people through bread at them while walking to another camp. (Georgia Textbook)
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Oliver Howard led the Bureau which helped African Americans and poor whites after slavery ended, by providing them with schools, hospitals, etc. Due to the fact many didn't have much to eat, the agency sent out more than 800,000 rations statewide. (New Georgia Encyclopedia)
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The Klu Klux Klan (KKK) wanted to scare it's enemy's who were mostly blacks and republicans by using acts of violence. Because the KKK created so much fear to vote, only 116 republican voted out of 1,222 total votes in 1868. (New Georgia Encyclopedia)
