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the underground railroad
The underground railroad was a vast net of people who would help slaves run from the plantations they where being enslaved
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Invention of the cotton gin
The cotton gin was made to make life easier for slaves and to help with the process of picking the seeds out.the more you know -
Missouri compromise
The united states gained territory from Spain is was a big deal for many because that means more land for sale.
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Tariff of 1828 & Nullification Crisis
The Nullification Crisis occured after South Carolina declared that the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were unlawful . -
The liberator is published
The liberator was published by william Lloyd garrison , it was an anti slavery newspaper . -
Nat tuner's rebellion
Was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, during August 1831. -
Wilmont Proviso
The wilmont Proviso was made to stop slavery in any acquired territory , causing the Mexican war the more you know -
compromise of 1850
During the gold rush of 1849, had recently petitioned Congress to enter the Union as a free state.Ever since the Missouri Compromise, the balance between slave states and free states had been maintained -
uncle tom's cabin is published
the more you knowThe most influential American novel ever written appeared first in weekly instalments between June 1851 and April 1852 in the National Era, -
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"bleeding Kansas"
Was a series of violent political confrontations in the United States involving anti-slavery and pro-slaverythe more you know -
Kansas-nebraska act
The Kansas nebraska act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. -
brooks summer event
Preston brooks called a whole bunch of people out and was saying that they where picked from drunken spew.
