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James Buchanan
He was the 15th president of the United State He was from Pennsylvania. Political party democrat party -
Zachary Taylor
He was the 12 president. He served until 1850s and passed away -
compromise of 1850s
In an attempt to prevent a civil war, Congress enacted a series of laws that became known as the Compromise of 1850. These included an enhanced Fugitive Slave Law. This law required law enforcement officials throughout the country to aid in the arrest of alleged runaway slaves. It provoked a national controversy and many Northerners refused to enforce the law’s provisions. -
Uncle Tom Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published. It sold 300,000 copies in the United States in the first year of its publication, spurring on the work of abolitionists and enraging those who defended slavery. It also spawned several other plays and musicals, some carrying on the theme of the book, others taking a pro-slavery approach. While Stowe’s book was strongly anti-slavery, it also created and reinforced stereotypes about African Americans. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska act. Which settlers are allowed to enter the new territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether they would allow slavery. The Republican Party was formed in response to opening the Northern territories to slavery. -
Republican Party started
Founded in principal of stopping the spread of slavery. Slogon "Free labor, Free land, and free men" This was only applicable for white men. -
Bleeding Kansas
Anti-slavery Free-Staters and pro-slavery Border Ruffians clashed in Kansas. The violence, which lasted for several years, became known as the Border War, or Bleeding Kansas. -
The Crime of Kansas
Sumner strongly condemned pro-slavery forces in Kansas for their violent actions against anti-slavery settlers during Bleeding Kansas. -
Qualify for U.S citizen
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down the Dred Scott decision (Scott v. Sandford). The ruling stated that no one of African descent could qualify for U.S. citizenship. This decision further outraged abolitionists. -
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John Brown
John Brown led a band of about 20 radical abolitionists in a raid on the U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Brown hoped to set off a slave revolt, but then plan failed. Brown and several other men were caught and executed. -