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Missouri Compromise
A Congressional effort to end the sectional and political rivalries caused by a late request from Missouri to be a state where slavery was permitted.
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Compromise of 1850
California wanted to become a free state but that would upset the balance of free and slave states, so Senator Henry Clay come up with many compromise that settled this upset.
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Fugitive Slave Act
A controversial act that required any captured slave to be returned to their owner and any free man had to cooperate.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin published
A famous anti-slavery novel written by Harriet Stowe. It had a profound effect on peoples attitudes toward slavery and African Americans.
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
An act that allowed people in Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves if they wanted to allow slavery within their borders.
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Dred Scott v. Sanford
Dred Scott was a slave trying to sue his owner, Sanford, for his freedom. During the trial the court ruled that African Americans were not American citizens and therefore could not sue for their freedom.
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John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
An abolitionist named John Brown planned an armed slave revolt in attempt to take over a United State's Ferry. The Marines beat his team of 22.
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