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Wilmot Proviso
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. -
Compromise Of 1850
A series of congressional laws that intended to settle major disagreements between free states and slave states. Stephan A. douglas by the end of september he succeded by the compromise a law. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
1854 act that established the territories of kansas and Nebraska and gave people the rights to decide whether to allow slavery. Stephan A. Douglas drafted a bill to organize kansas and territoral governments for Nebraska. -
Bleeding Kansas
Was in reference to becoming a battle ground for slavery and proslavery groups were starting to attack. A proslavery mob attacked town of lawerence,Kansas. -
Canning of summer
Preston brooks relative of butler heard about summers speech to defend butler and south. He then attacked summer.Brooks hit summer on the head with a cane -
dred scott stanford
Scott a slave in missouri . Owner took him to live in territories were slavery was illegal. After the owners death Scott sued for his freedom.This case reached the supreme courts in 1856 -
Harpers ferry
John brown wanted to inspire slaves to fight for their freedom. To do this he planned to capture weapons in the U.S arsenal at Harpers Ferry in Virginia -
Election of 1860
It turned into two different races for presidency one for the south and one for the north. Lincoln and douglas were candiates for the north. Breckinridge and bell competed for the south.Lincoln won the election