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Wilmont Proviso
CA and surrounding "states" would be free states, not slave states -
Mexican American War
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Gold Discovered in California!
people rushed to California -
California was added to the Union
free state, grew in population so much so that it was adopted by the Constitution -
Compromise of 1850
Popular Sovereignty
Fugative Slave Act - harsh terms, slaves not entitled to a jury -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
controversial on issue of slavery -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
repelled the Missouri Compromise
established Popular Soverignty for both territories
introduced by: Stephen Douglass -
Republican Party Est.
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Dred Scott vs. Sanford
Congress could not prevent slavery in any part of the territories -
"Bleeding Kansas"
John Brown, he and some friends killed some abolitionists.... which created controversy -
Harpers Ferry
John Brown and some friends attempted to break into a federal arsonal to arm slaves attempt at a slave revolt in VA Troops captured Brown and his men Brown was hanged by the state of Va -
Lincoln's Election
Election of 1860 -
SC secession
