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Wilimot Proviso
It was a law passed by the us congress that said that the Mexican territory acquired by the us would not be allowed to have slavery. -
Compromise of 1850
It was a bill that was passed by congress that omitted California as a free sate and made it easier for slave trade in the south -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Was a book that was published. it was written by an anti-slavery author. -
Kansas - Nebraska Act
Douglass wanted the railroad to go through Kansas and Nebraska but for that to happen he needed those territories to become states to do this he proposed those territories become open to slavery -
john browns massacre
John Brown and several other anti-slavery murdered five proslavery men at three diffrent cabins along Pottawatomie Creek. -
Dred Scott Decision
It was a decision by the supreme court that said that all colored people in the us were not citizens and did not have the right to sue. -
Lincoln - Douglas Debate
In a debate against Douglas, Lincoln delivered his famous speech about a house divided -
John Brown's Raid at Harpers
It was an anti-slavery raid lead by john brown they tried to take over the united states arsenal at harpers ferry. -
Abraham Lincoln is elected as a Republican President
Abraham Lincoln was elected as a republican president of the us in 1860 -
South Carolina Secedes from the Union
South Carolina was the first state to leave the union and become independent -
Confederate States of America are formed
A group of southern states came together and formed a proslavery union to go against the north us. -
Confederate Troops Fire at Fort Sumter,
Confederate troops opened fire on the fort early in the morning and later took over the fort
