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Wilmot Proviso
This bill aimed outlaw slavery in territories taken from Mexico. The bill passed in the House of Reporesentaitves 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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The Nation Breaking Apart
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Compromise Act
Behind the scenes, statesman sought promise taking the lead, senator Henry Clay of Kentucky. Clay had helped create the MIssiouri compromise. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Stephen A. Douglas made a bill for governing the territory of Nebraska, into twoTerritories. This allows woting for slavery in an area where the Missiouri Compromise banned it. This made it become a law. -
Bleeding Kansas
Proslavery andantislavery hurry into Kansas to vote for the terriotoral legislation.MIssiourians vote in the election illegally.Because of that the official kansas legislative was packed with proslavery representatives. -
Caning of Sumner
Senator Charles Sumner's speech attacks proslavery forses in Kansas and makes fun of A. P Butter. A realative of butter is offended and attacks Sumner in the senate. -
Pred Scott vs Sanford
Case of Dred Scott when a slave in Missouri sued the government for freedom. His case reaches supreme court. Scott is not a crisian. -
Attack on Harpets Ferry
John Brown had a plan. He wanted to inspire sleves to fight for their freedom. And this made Southerners afraid that Northerners would stop at nothing to slavery. -
Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln wins the Election of 1860 because he got the most electorial votes. As a result of this election South Carolina and then 6 others southern states decide to secede from the union. Soon after they form the Confederate States of America.