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Missouri Compromise
The south and the north were both fighting about Missouri because it would off balance the balance. This caused Main, to take sides with the North when Missouri took sides with the south. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
The rebellion against slave owners led by Nat Turner that set out to kill every white that they saw. They killed about 57 whites in 2 days. -
Gag Rule
The rule that was passed by congress that said that they would ignore anything that had to deal with slavery because they were tired of hearing people bickering about it to them. -
Wilmot Proviso
Wilmot Proviso was the man who made the proposal in 1846 that any new territory that was added to America would be a free territory of slates due the the Mexican-American War -
Harriet Tubman escape
Harriet escaped slavery when she found out that she was getting sold and going to another farm to work. Luckily she didn't get caught, and used the Underground Railroad to escape to freedom. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise that let California in the Union as a free state, which gave Mexico, and Utah territories the ability to choose if they wanted slavery or not. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a book that was published in 1852, but it angered the southerners because they said that it was all lies, and the north just saw another example of how the blacks weren't treated very well. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
It was an act passed to create Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by letting the people decide if they want slavery or not. -
Bleeding Kansas
The raid of people from Missouri who set fire to many buildings, and killed many people, and then when it was over, they went and found 5 men that were suspects of doing it were hanged for leading the raid. -
Dred Scott Decision
The decision made by the supreme court that said that African Americans would never be considered citizens and that the Missouri Compromise was considered unconstitutional. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
The debate between Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln where slavery was the biggest issue that was being discussed. -
John Brown raids Harpers Ferry
John Brown wanted to arm slaves so they could number up his army so they could raid Harpers Ferry and end slavery for good. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected
The South was not happy that Abraham Lincoln got elected president because he was against slavery, and he made a lot of news paper headlines.