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Uncle Tom's Cabin
This is a novel that was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This story was written to show what slaves go through. Her novel was also one of the causes for the civil war. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
This Act took the Missouri Compromise out of place. The act allowed for two new territories, and whether they would be slave states or not was decision by popular sovereignty. -
Republican Party
The Republican Party was founded in the North States. It was put in place because of the beliefs that the Norths had. -
Bloody Kanas
Bloody Kanas was a time when repeated outbreak between pro-slavery and anti-slavery over new territory Kanas. -
John Brown
John Brown was an American leader. He was killed because he committed treason, and murder. -
Brooks-Sumner incident
The Brooks-Sumner incident happen in the U.S. chamber, Preston Brooks used a cane to hit a Senator. -
Election of 1856
In the election of 1856 there were three candidates. The winner of this election was Abraham Lincoln. -
House Divided Speech
This was a speech that was given by a senator and the future president of the U.S. Lincoln. The speech addressed the issues going on in the House. -
Dred Scott
Scott was an enslaved man, who tried to sue to be a freeman. He did not successful do this, and remained a slave. -
Lincoln Douglas Debates
These were seven different debates between Lincoln and Douglas. These debates were about whether or not slaver should be extended into the new territories. -
LeCompton Constitution
The LeCompton Constitution protected slaveholding. This also lead to the Civil War, -
Harper's Ferry
Harper's Ferry was when John Brown and 21 other men to try and end slavery. -
Election of 1860
This election was the election before the civil war. The winner of this election was Lincoln. -
Lincolns 1st Inaugural address
In this address Lincoln made a promise to not mess with slavery, and suspended the activities of the government. -
Secession
This is when Confederates opened fire on a fort. Which marked the beginning of the Civil War.