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Dred was a slave who sued for freedom he said that scince he lived in an free territory he should be free he lost and the court said Scott was not free based on his residence AA were not considered citizens of the United states and dred Scott was property of his owner
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The north and south have heated debates over the growth of slavery Henry clay solves the debate by saying Maine is a free state and Arkansas would be a slave state the Missouri compermise was a series of laws that helped maintain the balance between slave states and free states
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5000 people from proslavery Missouri came to vote for proslavery representatives in Kansas illegally anti slavery started their own government John brown went to avenge his attack by murdering several of the proslavery neighbors
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John brown wanted to inspire slaves to fight for their freedom he wanted to capture the arsenal to arm the slaves brown was captured and sentenced to death.
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Congress didn't know how to admit new states. Henry clay made a compromise California would be admitted as a free state and solve trade would be abolished in Washington dc
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Lincoln wins the election and the southern states begin to secede from the union shortly after Lincoln is elected
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This act permitted the capture of AA who had fled to the north to escape bondage.
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Southern states hated tariffs so they threatened to seced but Henry clay was able to come up with a compromise for lower tariffs the south stayed with the states
