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Fugitive Slave Act
If a slave ran away and they were found in a free state , that slave had to come back to slavery. There was a reward for run away slaves. -
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The Nation Breaking Apart
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a book that told about slavery. The book said slavery was a bad thing. Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the book. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas -Nebraska Act was a bill that made people vote if slavery would be allowed in Kansas and Nebraska . It turned into fights and war. It became known as Bleeding Kansas. -
John Brown's Raid
John Brown was an extreme abolishinist against slavery. John Brown wanted slaves to follow him and stop slavery. No slaves joined him. John Brown killed people. He was hanged to death. -
Southern States Secede
If Abraham Lincoln was elected the South would secede from the Union. Lincoln did not want the South to secede from the Union. The Confederate States of America began when South Carolina became the fist state to secede.
