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It was a proposal to ban slavery from a territory that was gained from the Mexican American war.
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Five bills pass that was to end a crisis by giving both supporters what they wanted. They created popular sovereignty so that the people would have more of a say.
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A book that went to an anti-slavery cause. It was about the story of an enslaved man who was abused by their owner.
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Douglas suggested that Nebraska and Kansas would become two separate territories. The states would enter the union as free states.
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An abolitionist and his buddies who murdered 5 proslavery men and boys near Pottawatomi.
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An abolitionist and his buddies who murdered 5 proslavery men and boys near Pottawatomi.
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Dred Scott an enslaved person who was illegal in the north and south, went into the supreme court to fight for the freedom of enslaved African Americans. The court decided that Africans were not citizens and they could not go to court. They also decided that living in a free territory does not make a person who was once a slave free.
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Lincoln was appointed to run against Douglas for the senate. In a political speech, Lincoln explained that if the United States were divided then they would not be a powerful and strong country.
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John and a small group of people attacked a town and seized guns that were stored there. 10 of John’s supporters were killed and John himself was wounded and captures.
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Republicans chose Lincoln because of his stance and his speeches about slavery. The north thought very fondly of Abraham.
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Once the news of Abraham Lincoln becoming president reached South Carolina people were outraged. South Carolina called for a convention and was the first state to secede from America.
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A leader from Fort Sumter would not surrender and they eventually had to starve 100 troops.
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Tennessee Senator Andrew Johnson and Texas Governor Sam Houston met in Alabama to create the Confederate States of America. They even wrote a constitution.
