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missouri comprimise
the northern and southern politicians have heated debates over the growth of slavery. henry clay the great comprimiser settles the debate. the missouri compromise were a series of laws that helped maintain the balance between slave state and free states -
the nullification crisis
southern states felt that the tariffs were unfair and omly supported the north. vice president John C. Calhoun said any state could nullify (make void) a unvonstitutional. the federal goverment denied south carolinas argument. south carolina treatened to secede. Henry Clay came up with a compromise and lowered the tariff -
Compromise of 1850
Congress had many heated debates the new territory's won from Mexico would be admitted as slave states or free states California would be admitted as a free state. Congress would not pass laws banning slavery from the rest of the territory's. Henry clay once again, helped make a compromise between the North and the South. -
Bleeding Kansas
5000 people from nearby proslavery Missouri came and voted for proslavery representatives in Kansas illegally. Anti slavery opponents started their own goverment. The anti slavery goverment was attacked by proslavery forces. To avenge this attack, extreme abolitionist John brown murdered several of his proslavery neighbors. -
attack on harpers ferry
john brown wanted to inspire slaves to fight for their freedom to capture the arsenal. virginia to arm the slaves. brown ans his me were captured. abolitionists saluted john brown as he was put tomdeath the issue of slavery had raised tensions in america to the breking poiny -
the election of 1860
abraham is in the election, southern states begin to secede from the union. shortly after the union is elected
