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Pre-Civil War
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Missouri Compromise
Maine is accepted as a free state, Missouri is accepted as a slave state, and a slavery line is created at as 36 30. -
Wilmot Proviso
Stated that any new territory aqcuired form Mexico will not be slave territories. -
California Statehood
California is admitted as a free state. -
Fugitive Slave Law
A law requiring the North to return runaway slaves. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
A book written to discourage slavery in the North. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Stated that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional and that citizens should decide whether to have slavery. -
Onsted Manifesto
A document created to get Cuba from Spain, but was never used. -
Raid on Lawrence, Kansas
Southerners invade Lawrence, burning down a hotel and looting homes. -
Charles Sumner Beating
Preston Brooks severly beats Senator Charles Sumner with a cane during a court session. -
John Brown invades Pottawatomie
John Brown invades as retaliation for the raid on Lawrence, Kansas. -
Dred Scott Decision
The supreme court states that Dred Scott is not a free man because he is mere property. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
A debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas that made Lincoln famous. -
Harper's Ferry Raid
John Brown invades Harper's Ferry, Virgina in hope to arm slaves to start a rebellion. -
South Carolina Secession
South Carolina is the first to secede, starting a civil war. -
Abraham Election
Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th President. -
Fort Sumter Attack
Confederates capture Fort Sumter after seceding from the union.
