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Henry Clay made the Missouri Compromise that helped decide which states would have slaves and which would be free in the Missouri-Louisiana territory and it was for equal representation of slave and free states. http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/biographies/henry-clay/
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In 1846 in Pennsylvania David Wilmot had a proposal that outlawed slavery in any territory gained from the war with Mexico to prevent more slave states although James K. Polk was against the idea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wilmot
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In 1850 Henry Clay decided that of the newly acquired land from Mexico it would be split into California a free state and in return the southern states would be allowed to hunt down runaway slaves no matter what. This was to keep slave and free states equal. http://tminaahang19.weebly.com/about-henry-clay-15.html
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In 1850 congress let southern slave states hut down runaway slaves so California could become a state. This was severely criticized in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress
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In 1854 Senator Stephen Douglas passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act that gave popular sovereignty so people could vote for slave or non-slave territory in Kansas-Nebraska. http://housedivided.dickinson.edu/sites/lincoln/house-divided-speech-june-16-1858/stephen-douglas-in-1858/
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In 1855 settlers of Missouri came over to Kansas to help vote for anti-slavery soon enough the settlers made their own government and then the sack of Lawrence happened. This was because of the argument on the establishment of slavery. http://www.examiner.com/article/bleeding-kansas-served-as-a-prelude-to-the-american-civil-war
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In 1857 Dred Scott lost a case to Standford when the Chief Justice Roger Taney ruled that slaves did not have the right to the law so even if a slave escaped to the north they would be brought back to their owners because they didn’t have rights. Also this decision helped spread slavery. http://www.mohistory.org/Dred_Scott/images/dred_sandford_600.html
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In 1858 Lincoln and Douglas had a debate in Illinoi whether to stop the spread of slavery. Lincoln was for stopping the spread of slavery. http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/lincolndouglas/
