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Missouri Compromise
Each time there was a debate over slavery, The nation's leaders came up with a comprise. For example, Congress passed the Missori Comprimise in 1820. This kept a balence of power in the Senate between slave states and free states. It also stopped the debate over slavery for a little while North of the line free south of the line slaves -
Dred Scott Decision
In 1830 Scott was an enslaved african american . his Owner brought him to a free state. In 1846 Dredd Scott went to court because he had lived were slavery was not allowed. The case finnally came before the supream court in 1857. This is what they decided. <The fact that scoot had lived in area were slavery wasnt allowed didnt make him free < Dredd Scott wasnt a citizen he had no right to go to court < < The MC wasnt allowed < Popular sovereignty wasnt allowed <congress couldnt bann slavery -
Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was about how represenitive David Wilmot of Pennslyvania wanted to bann slavery in any new lands gotton from mexico. This did not go into effect. -
Compromise of 1850
Senator Henry Clay tried to find a comprimise. He suggested that * California be a free state
* Slavery would be allowed in new territories
* The slave trade would be illeagal in Washington, D.C, but slavery itself would be allowed
* There would be a stronger fugitive slave law
Senetor Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois soleved the problem. He divided Clay's plan into parts. Congress voted on each part seperatly. Congress passed five laws. Together they were called the Comprimise of 1850 -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Sentor Douglas suggested making the lands west of Missori into two territories. They would be called Nebraska and Kansas, so the two states would be free states. The Kansas-Nebraska act passed in 1854. The pro slavery won. People opped to slavery refused to accept the laws. Instead they held their own election, adopted constitution that banned slavery. By 1856, Kansas had two seperate goverments. -
John Brown’s attack in Lawrence, KS
Both antislavery and pro-slavery groups had weapons. Soon fighting broke out. Pro-slavery supporters attacked a town where many antislavery supporters lived. Then John Brown, and abolitionist, led an attack on a pro-slavery group. Brown's group killed five slavery supporters. Newspapers called the conflict " Bleeding Kansas" and the " Civil War In Kansas." -
Abraham sworn to Office
Was sworn to office and told seceeding states to join the union
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Battle of fort summit
Abramham Lincon was sending supplies to fort Summit and told his troops not to fire unless fired upon. hats when Jefferspon Davis Troops attacked fort summit before trhe supplies arrived. Two days later fort summit surrendered
