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Presidential Election
Citizens cast ballots to elect the next President of the United States. -
1850 Fugitive Slave Act
A compromise between Southern slave owning states and Northern freee states that all slaves that escaped, if they where cought, would be returned to their owners. Nicknamed the "Bloodhound Law" because of the dogs used to find the slaves. -
Compromise of 1850
A package of 5 bills that settled the arguements between the North & South. -
Stowe’s “Uncle Toms Cabin”
Anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Helped to start the Civil War. -
Bleeding Kansas
Violent political acts of violence between anti-slavery free states and pro slavery Border Ruffians that took place in Kansas. The war was over whether Kansas would enter the Union as a free state or a slave state. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Created Kansas and Nebraska, Settlers decided by popular sovereignty whether or not to have slaves in the territory. -
Lecompton Constitution
The second constitution for the state of Kansas in responce to the anti-slavery Topeka Constitution of 1855. -
Raid on Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence was the center of pro-slavery violence in Kansas. Siezed by anti-slavery settlers, part of Bleeding Kansas -
Beecher's Bibles
Breech loading assault rifles where given the name Beecher's Bibles because they where given to anti-slavery immigrants in Kansas. They used it as a way to persuade people against slavery. -
Pottawatomie Massacre
John Brown and a band of abolitionist settlers killed five settlers in Franklin County. One event of Bleeding Kansas. -
Brooks-Summer Incident
This event took the the tension between the North and the South and put in front of congress, which had made sure up until that point to avoid the issue. This lead to the civil war. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Main issue of the debate was slavery, Lincoln and Dougles tried to win the Illinois state senate by running for their parties. -
Freeport Doctrine
popular sovereignty vs. majority decision -
Dred Scott
An african american slave who tried to sue his owner to gain his freedom but failed. His arguement was that his owner traveled with him into free states and that he should be free. -
John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
Attempt by white abolitionist John Brown to start an armed slave revolt. -
Abraham Lincoln wins election
In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln won the election by a landslide in the electoral college. -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina strongly supported the constitution of slavery. South Carolina leaves the Union.
