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Missouri Compromise
Deabte that made Missouri a slave state and Main a free state. Created the 36 30 North. Slavary was not allowed above the 36 30 but was permited below it. -
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Civil war causes
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Wilmont Proviso
Slavary would not be allowed in any lands accuired by Mexico. South did not agree because it could upset the balance of power. -
Compromise of 1850
California would be a free state. New Mexico could be a free state. Washington D.C. would not allow the selling or trading of slaves. started the South to get angered because the free states are getting more power. -
Dred Scott Decision
Slave that faught for freedom. Africans could not be citizens. Could not prevent slavary in the future. Major factor that led to the civil war. -
Uncle Toms Cabin
Harriet stowe wrote a book that stunned people with her description of slavary. Enraged the North to fight agianst slavary. -
Kansas - Nebraska act
States could allow slavary by popular sovereighty. People felt that it undid the Misouri Compromise. -
Bleeding Kansas
People moved to Kansas to vote on Slavaary. Violence started to grow. First violent clash over slavary -
Lincoln - Douglas debates
Debates held accross Illinois. Bothe Licoln and Douglas where against slavary. Mass event the=at attracted a lot of attention. -
Raid on Hapers Fairy
Raid on military aresonal hoping to rally up slaves to fight for freedom. He bacaome a hero in the North. Showed South the north would do anything to abolish slavary. -
Licolns Election
Licolns election caused problems in the South since they didn't trust him. Created a mass amount of tension between the North and the South -
South Carolina Suceeds
Made Noth relieze the souths threat to leave real. This lead to the division of the nation. Which lead to war.
