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Missouri Compromise
In 1819, a New York representative proposed the banning of slavery in Missouri. The issue of the number of slave-allowing territories outnumbering territories that banned slavery once again was brought up. They demanded that the north recognize their rights as stated in the Constitution. A compromise was made on march 3, 1820. Maine asked to become part of the union and was admitted as a free state, balancing things out.
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Wilmot Proviso
David Wilmot proposed an ammendment to a certain bill. He proposed that none of the territories gained in the mexican war should be allowed slavery. The bill was passed in the house, but the Senate adjourned it. In 1847, another bill was passed and Wilmot proposed another antislavery ammendment. Senate excluded the ammendment.
Wilmot Proviso. 26 January 2011 http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0852373.html. -
Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay presented a compromise because Congress didn't know what to do with the slave market in D.C, or the new territories such as Texas and California. Clay, Calhoun, and Webster debated over the compromise and it was sent through Congress.
Compromise of 1850. 26 January 2011 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2951.html. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas- Nebraska Act was passed by congress on May 30, 1854. It allowed people within Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether they were going to allow Slavery within their borders. It also repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820. This infuriated the North because they considered the Missouri Compromise to be a long standing act. The South, who were pro-slavery fully supported this act.
The History Place. (n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2011, from http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm -
Attack on Lawrence, Kansas
Early on May 21, 1856, an armed force of 800 men moved in on the new town Called Lawrence in Kansas. The forces systematically destroyed the town. Because of this, Lawrence became the first casualty in America's civil war. This war wouldn't be declared officially until five years later.
The Sack of Lawrence, Kansas. (n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2011, from http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/lawrencesack.htm -
Attack at Pottawatomie Creek
In reaction to the sacking of Lawrence, Kansas, John Brown and several other abolitionists killed five settlers living north of Pottawatomie creek. This event was labeled as Bleeding Kansas. It preceded the American Civil war. This happened because of the Missouri Compromise and the Kansas-Nebraska Act. -
Lecompton Compromise
The Lecompton Constitution was the second of four proposed constitutions for the state of Kansas. The territorial legislature met at the designated capital of Lecompton. It was sent to congress to be approved along with the Topeka constitution. Ultimayely, it was rejected.
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates
These were a series of debates between Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. They were held as part of the campaign for a US senate seat from Illinois. There were 7 different debates, held in 7 different locations. At the beginning of the debates, Douglas was relatively well known, and Lincoln was a stranger to the political world.
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Election of 1860
Presidential election that caused dissarray because of the differences in opinion. Some people wanted president who wuld support slavery, and others wanted one who would abolish it. Others still argued the point of popular sovereignty. Northerners later met in Baltimore MD and nominated Stephen Douglas.
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Abraham Lincoln Inaugurated
This was the date of Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address. It's origins took place in the back of a store in Lincoln's hometown of Springfeild, Illinois. He wrote the speech in the back of the store so as to avoid the mass of press that followed him. A local newspaper secretly printed the first draft, whoch he had taken to Washington D.C with him.
First Inaugural Address. 2 February 2011 <www.showcase.netins.net>.
