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3/5 compromise
The 3/5 compromise was added to the constituion to determine respresentation in the house of representatives, slaves equaled 3/5 of a person. This shows sectionalism over slavery and the concern of which side has power in the goverment. -
missousri comprmise
the missouri comprmise was the compromise the missouri would become a slave state and maine would become a free state -
manifest destiny
The manifest destiny was the united states expanded from cost to cost so the americans had more freedom of religon and land. -
comprmise of 1850
the comprmise of 1850 was the decision that texas would be given 10 million dollars to pay off it dept to mexio. then arizone, utah,new mexico, and nevada would decide is that wanted slvery or not -
fugitive slave act
the fugitive slave act was an act that if any slaves were founf without their masters they were to be brought back to them. -
uncle toms cabins book
harriet beecher stowe publised this book in 1852, he published this book to show how bad slavery is but not in the eyes of a white person he did in from the view of a slave and this help the white people realize how bad slavery is and what slavery is putting people through. -
what to the slave is fouth of july
frederick douglass was a slave for a big portion of his young years until he escaped to new yourk and settled in massachustts he wrote "what to the slaves is fourth of july" on july 5th 1852 -
kanss-newbraska
kanasas and nebraska were to use pouplar soveright to dertmin if they were slave or free states. -
dred scott decision
the dred scott decision was the decision that dred scott, a man who had been a slave for hisnwhole life would continue to be a slave because even know him and his master moved to a free slave state the court said since he has been a slave all his life hes not a person hes a thin, hes property -
election of 1860
in the election of 1860 abaharm lincon won the election and went on to be the 16th presdent of the united stated and it had alot to do with the civil war because hes the one that thought that slavery should come to an end
