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John C Calhoun's speech
Senator John C Calhoun had James M Mason of Virginia read his speech about how slavery will divide the Union until the matter is handled -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe,a white woman, published her book Uncle Tom's Cabin, which stressed that slavery was not just a political contest but also a great moral struggle -
Kansas-Nebraska act
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Bleeding Kansas
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Dred Scott Case
Supreme court ruled that blacks are not citizens and have no rights and therefore cannot sue in court
