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Missouri Compromise of 1820
Slavery had been prohibited (banned) in the Great Plains territories. -
Gold Found In California
California swelled after they found gold in California -
Bleeding Kansas
Before Kansas became a free state, there was a clash between the proslavery and anitslavery. More than 50 men died -
California admitted as a free state
California swelled, and the compromise allowed the state to be a free state -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
brought antislavery and proslavery proponents head-to-head in a battle over the status of Kansas. -
Mexican governement abolishes Slavery in Texas
The Mexican government absolishes slavery in Texas to try to lessen American influence.
