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Compromise of 1850
On Janurary 29,1850, within the walls of the Capitol, Senator Henry Clay came up with many solutions/compromises of how to fix the fight between the North and the South. Due to the compromise: California was admitted as a free state, New Mexico and Utah territories decided on slavery based on popular sovereignty, slave trade was banned in Washington D.C. but slavery was allowed, and a strong Fugitive Slave Law was passed. -
The Fugitive Slave Law
Many slaves tried to build lives in the North, but it wasn't easy. Since the law, the slaves had to become runaways and go under ground until they got away. Soon though, the runaways were captured. They weren't the only ones captured though. The slaves that were free already in the North were captured too and taken to the South because the capturers thought they were also runaways. This took place in the North and South. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriett Beecher Stowe wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin to show the cruelity and evil of slavery.It was written from the slaves point of view. The book impacted the ablitionsts belif because it gave them a voice. This made the South angry and the North happy. -
The Kanas-Nebraska Act
Stephen Douglas proposed the addition of a southern territory, to help boost southern support. He wanted to make Nebraska a slave territory. The issue was decided by a popular sovereignty. If this was to happen it would abolish the Missouri Compromise. -
Bleeding Kanas
Lawrence, Kanas was a pro-abolition town. Part of bleeding kanas was the Pottawatomie Creek massacre. They took the oldest men and husbands away, killed them because they were "supposable prisioners." The army men got into the town's peoples houses by faking they were injured to come into the house and take them. -
THe Election of 1860
Douglas and Lincoln had already "butted heades" once before and they had to do it again in this election. Lincoln wanted to completely abolish slavery, but John Breckinridge wanted to allow the spread of slavery. Based on the Electoral College votes, Abe Lincoln won. It was a tight battle between Lincoln, Breckinridge, Bell, and Douglas. None of tehm got over 51% of the votes
