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Nat Turner’s Rebellion
Nat Turner incited an uprising that spread several plantations in Virginia. Turner and his men killed around 60 white people
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Mexican-American war
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Compromise of 1850
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin
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Bleeding Kansas
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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The caning of Sumner
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Dred Scott Decision
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Lincoln Douglas debate
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John Brown’s raid
The abolitionist John Brown started violent actions against the South to end slavery. It played a big role to begin the civil war.
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Election of 1860