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Missouri Compromise
When the north an South was really mad cause the states were uneven so Maine would become a free state and Arkansas would be come a slave state. And it helped maintain the balance in free and slave states -
The Nullification Crisis
When the South didn't want to pay taxes to support the South So the president at the time said they would need to take Federal actions -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was when Henry Clay made a plan so that the free states would get California and that Washington D.C would not have slavery anymore.New Mexico would become a slave territory. -
Fugitive Salve Act
When they made a law that says all escaped slaves the went to the North were to be caught and brought back to the South -
Dred Scott Decisions
Dred Scott was a slave that sued for his freedom because he was in a free state so he thought he should be decoded free but when he went to court he was declared property not a person -
Attack on Harpers Ferry
When John Brown wants to make a stand for the slaves and they wanted them to fight back sadly John Brown was apprehended and he put to death -
The Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln wins the election but he never says anything about ending slavery because he believed that the south would not vote for him