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Missouri compromise
1803 Louisiana purchase Congress was compelled to establish a policy to guide expansion of slavery into the new Western territory. -
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
In august of 1831, a slave named Nat Turner incited an uprising that spread through several plantations in southern Virginia. -
The Wilmot Proviso
Was a piece of legislation proposed by David Wilmot ( D-FS-RPA) at the close of Mexican war. -
The compromise of 1850
Admitted California as a free state or did not regulate slavery in the remainder of the Mexican cession all while strengthening the fugitive slave act. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s fictional exploration of slave life was a cultural sensation. Northerners felt as their eyes had been opened up to the horrors of slavery. -
Bleeding Kansas
Of 1854 established Kansas and Nebraska as territories and set the stage for “bleeding kansas” -
Deed Scott Sandford
Was a Virginia slave who tried to sue for his freedom in court. The case eventually rose to the level of Supreme Court. -
Lincoln Douglas debate
In the campaign that followed Lincoln and Douglas engaged in seven public debates across the state of Illinois, -
John Brown’s Raid
John brown supported violent actions against the south to end slavery and played a major role in starting a civil war. -
The Battle of Fort Sumter
On Apirl 12 1861, confederate warships turned back the supply convoy to fort sumter and opened a 34- hour bombardment on the strong hold the garrison surrendered on Apirl 15