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Missouri Compromise
Maine becomes a free state and Missouri becomes a slave slave. Split the Louisanna Purchase along 36 30 with the North being free and the South being slave. This caused more of a division in the country, which helped lead to the Civil War. -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Dred Scott was a slave owned by John Emerson. They both spent a few years in free territory before going back to Missouri. Emerson died in Missouri. When he died Scott sued for his freedom. -
Fugitive Slave Act
It was a law that required people to catch and return runaway slaves. If someone helped the save escape instead of returning them they would be fined $1,000. It split the two sides even more because the north wouldn't always follow the law. -
Compromise of 1850
It was a agreement between the northern and southern states. It was over slavery. The compromise has five parts. It helped caused the war because it split the north and south even more than it already was with slavery. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
It was a book that had strong reactions from both the North and South. It was writen by Harrier Beecher Stowe. Many people read the book it sold over 2 million copies. The south banned the book. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Nebraskaa wanted to become a state. With the Missouri Compromise in place Nebraska should of been ree state, but the South didn't like that idea. The Kansas-Nebraska Act split Nebraska territory into two. One half proslavery the other free. -
Bleeding Kansas
Kansas was a battlefeild for proslavery and antislavery forces. A group of 800 proslavery men attacked the town Lawrence. The town surrendered without hesitation. The men Destryed many buildings. -
Preston Brooks Canes Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner was attacked with a cane by Preston Brooks. The North didn't like this they said that "the South cannot tolerate free speech anywhere." While the North didn't like this the South was happy. They praised Brooks for what he did they even sent him more canes. -
The ruling for the Dred Scott case
It took 10 years for the official rulling to be placed.Because of his race Scott wasn't a citizen and didn't have the right to sue.Also just because he lived in the free territory for a while it did not mean he was free.The court also ruled that Congress did't have the right to ban slavery in a territory.The South was happy of this rulling because it ment that slavery was legal in territories.The North denounced the rulling. It increased a even higher tension and more of a split in the nation. -
Lincoln - Douglas Debates
There were 7 debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. The two traveled around having debates over who would take the Senate seat. Lincoln was with the Republican party and Douglas was with the Democrat party.The North wanted Lincoln to win and the south wanted Douglas which caused more of a devide between the two. -
John Brown's raid
John Brown led a group of men to capture Federal arsenal at Harpers Freey. He thought there was going to be a army of slaves that would rise up against him to rebell. The idea didn't happen and he was captured. He was sentenced to hang and was a martyr to the antislavery cause. -
John Brown
He was a abolitionist. He thought he was sent from God to fight slavery. Him and a group of 7 men killed 5 innocent proslavery men. -
Secession
The Southern states started to remove themselves frm the Union. South Carolina was the first to leave. By Febuary 1861 another 6 states had left. In 6 days ty had a new government and had elected a president. The new president was Jefferson Davis. This was the beginning of the nation spliting into two.
