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The Missouri Compromise
Missouri entered as a slave state while Maine entered a free state. A line is drawn supposing to decide whether slavery would be allowed in unquestionable regions or not. This compromise was effect for many years, but after almost 30 years in 1850 problems out broke and the compromise became less useful. -
Compromise of 1850
California entered as a free state. The area from the Mexican cession divides Utah and New Mexico and slavery issued to be decided by popular sovereignty. This was because many black slaves who were free were captured again and sold back into slavery. In Washington D.C they ended the slave trade and made a strict fugitive slave law. Boarder problems between Texas and New Mexico were solved. Problems were solved for a short time, but then came complications. -
Fugitive Slave Law 1850
- This law was a part of the Compromise of 1850.
- This law required citizens to catch runaway slaves
- If someone didnt obey this law the could be put in jail for 6 months or fined up to $1000
- Many blacks who were free were captured and sent into slavery
- Judges received $10 if they returned a slave and $5 if they freed them
- Northerners hated this law since it forced them to become a part of the slavery system
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Uncle Tom´s Cabin
- This was a novel written by Harriett Beecher Stowe
- Shows the evils of slavery
- This novel tells us about an old slave that was whipped to death by his owner
- Many Northerners began to arrange their view of slavery after reading this novel
- On the other hand, Southerners said this book was full of lies
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
- This act divides lands into Kansas and Nebraska territories
- This led to violence in the Senate
- Decided that slavery issue would be decided by popular sovereignty
- Anti-slavery and pro-slavery settlers in one area = conflict
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Pottowatomi Creek Killings
John Brown and his 4 friends ride into a small town and pull 5 pro-slavery men out of their beds in the middle of the night to murder them. Northerners didn't believe in slavery but they were still horrified and shocked. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was a slave who lived in a free territory with his owner. His owner moved back to a slave state a died there. Dred Scott had abolitionist attorneys file a law suit for him, but he lost when it went to the Supreme Court. Congress could not ban slavery. This repealed the Missouri Compromise. Southerners loved the ruling while the Northerners hated it. -
Lincoln-Douglass Debate
- Lincoln and Douglass debated
- Douglass believed in deciding slavery by popular sovereignty while Lincoln believed that slavery should not be allowed to spread into the territories
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Raid on Harper's Ferry
John Brown led 5 blacks and 13 whites into Harpers Ferry to plan to raid an arsenal and start a slave revolt. No slaves would help. Brown was arrested by Robert E. Lee while some of his friends died. John brown was found guilty of treason and murder and later hanged. -
Election of 1860
Lincoln ran against Douglass in the Presidential Election of 1860. The southern states supported Douglass and did not like Lincoln but somehow Lincoln was elected. This led to the Southerners becoming angry and they talked about seceding from the Union.
