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This bill aimed to outlaw slavery in territories taken from Mexico.The bill passed in the House of Representatives but was defeated in the Senate, thus causing a division in Congress. Although not a success it led to the formation of the Free Soil Party.
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Plan that was created by Henry Clay that satisfied both the North and South. Senator Stephen A Douglaus was in charge of winning passage. Most believed that this compromise saved the union.
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This act helped owners recapture runaway or escaped slaves. People accused of being fugitives were put into trial,and almost always made slaves. They had no right to trial by jury.
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This bill angered the opponents of slavery.This bill caused the riddance of the Missouri Compromise.Southerners were happy about this bill,as Douglaus had hoped.
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This was a system where residents vote to decide an issue. This was used to get the South's support. This system was used to get rid of the Missouri Compromise.
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Many Northern Whigs joined this party. This party was against slavery. The Republicans gained plenty of strength in the North quickly.
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Plan presented to congress in 1861. It did not pass. Compromise hopes were fading quickly.
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A meeting between the states that had seceeded.Took place in Montogomery, Alabama.
