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compromise of 1850
This compromise tried to keep peace between the north and the south. They asked Henry Clay to write it like he did in the compromise of 1820.This made the north having to return runaway slaves to their owners. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
This book was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. He wrote this book to try to end slavery and get people to believe in his beliefs -
Kansas and Nebraska act
People tried to solve the problem of slavery in western territories.Thie let people in the territories could decide for themselves. whether their states would aloow slavery -
Bleeding Kansas
A small scale civil war broke out in Kansas The became the rallying cry for anti slavery -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was a slaveand he was sued for his freedom and the supreme court said how african americans were not citizens an could not sue. This increased the tension between the north an the south -
Lincoln and Douglas Debate
They called this Debated slavery between Lincon and Douglas. lincoln thought Slavery was Wrong But legal -
Harper Ferry
John Brown led a raid an seized Arsenal. This Stir up slave revolt in virginaand end slavery -
Election of 1860
The voters that voted only voted from which section of the country that have lived in. Lincoln promised to not spread slavery and Lincoln Won -
Fort Sumter
The South Bombed Fort Sumter. It Was the first shot in civil war and it declared war.
