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Kansas-Nebraska Act
Allowed Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether they wanted to be a free state or slave state. -
Dred Scott Decision
African Americans were not citizens, and therefore they could not sue in court. -
Secession Convention
Ignored Sam Houston and organised a secession to meet on February 1st. -
Adopted an Ordinence or order of Secession
Adopted an Ordinence, or order, of secession -
Texas voted for Secession
Texas voted for secession by 46,153 to 14,747 -
Texas became the 7th state to join the Confederacy
Texas became the 7th state to secede from the U.S.