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3/5's Compromise
Southerners wanted slaves to be counted as people in order to increase population in the south but they also wanted to slaves to be counted as property as taxation purposes. The North thought it was unfair and there for made the 3/5's Compromise ,stating 3 out of 5 slaves were counted as people. Leading to the Civil War -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was when Missouri was declared to be a slave state. Meanwhile, Maine was considered to being a free state. If it weren't for this two states there would've been an unbalance between slaves slaves and free states. Leading to the Civil War. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
A slave named Nat Turner incited an uprising that spread through several plantations in southern Virginia. Thus it was common to have slave uprising in the south.Turner's was the bloodiest killing 6 white people. Virginia Lawmakers reacted to the crisis by rolling back between right slaves and free black people. Leading to the Civil War. -
The End of the Mexican-American War
In 1848 just was the Mexican-American war had ended, there was a debate whether the states should have been free or slave states. The Compromise of 1850 was the establish preventing the south and the north to expand their territory. Leading to the Civil War -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
A free man kidnapped and force into slavery wrote a 12 year old diary. Which open up the eyes of white people to the horrors of the slave treatment. Leading to the Civil War -
Bleeding Kansas
John Brown and six of his followers including his two sons went to Kansas in the middle of the night to a pro-slavery far and killed 5 white pro-slavery man. Leading to the Civil War -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Dred Scott was a slave who went to court for his freedom. As he was found to be property, Dred threatened to entirely recast the political landscape. Leading to the Civil War -
John Brown's Raid
John Brown the abolish organized a group of 18 people who raided in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. John surrender after 10 of his men were killed. Southerners prepared for future war. Leading to Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln's Election
Abraham Lincoln was elected despite not being included on many southerners ballots.His anti-slavery brought fear into southerners. Leading to the Civil War -
The Battle of Fort Sumter
Beauregard in command of the Confederate forces around Charleston harbor open fire on the Union garrison holding Fort Sumter.
