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Compromise of 1850
Texas paid 10 million to scale back its land going west. Washington DC was forced to end slavery in the state but it was still legal. California became a free state. -
Fugitive slave act 1850
All fugitive slaves must return to their masters. Anyone who helped a slave could be in jail for 6 months. -
Uncle Tom's cabin 1852
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s sold 2 million copies of her book within 5 years. Many joined the abolitionist movement after learning the harsh realities of life as a slave. -
Kansas Nebraska Act 1854
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed each territory to decide the issue of slavery on the basis of popular sovereignty. Kansas could bypass the Missouri compromise. -
Dred Scott Decision
Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott was property and not a citizen and had no right to sue. -
Harpers Ferry
Becomes a martyr in the North. South sees to what extent North will do to end slavery -
Lincoln Election
He was the only candidate against slavery. The south started to secede.•Lincoln’s election pushed the nation to the brink of war. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
Fort nearly out of food/ ammunition and badly outnumbered. Surrendered the fort to the Southern Army. President Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers. The war had begun