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Northwest Ordinance
It was created to help territories become states and guaranteed that new states would be equal to the original 13. -
Constitution Signed
The constitution is Americas laws and it was signed. -
Missouri Compromise
It helped let in new states and stop slave trade. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
Nat Turner started this rebellion and killed around 55 white people. -
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Gag Rule
The Gag Rule was created to stop people from talking about slavery. -
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Mexican-Amercan War
This war was over weather Texas stopped on the Nueces River (which the Mexican claimed) or the Rio Grande (which the U.S. claimed). -
Wilmont Proviso
This law said that neither slavery nor involuntary shall ever exist. -
Harriet Tubman Escapes Slavery
Harriet Tubman escaped to Philadelphia in 1849 and then went back19 times and rescued over 300 people. -
Compromise of 1850
The Fugitive Slave Act was changed and the slave trade in Washington D.C. was stopped. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
Uncle Tom's Cabin was an anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. -
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Bleeding Kansas
This was when repeated outbreaks of violent riots between anti-slavery and pro-slavery people. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was a slave that was taken into a free state by his enslaver then he went to court because he thought he should be free. The courts decision was that no African Americans could ever be citizens of the U.S. -
Lincoln Douglas Debate
The Lincoln Douglas debate was seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. -
John Brown Raids Harpers Ferry
This was when John Brown raided the Harpers Ferry to get weapons to free enslaved people. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected
This was when Abraham Lincoln was elected president. -
South Carolina Secedes
This is when South Carolina left the U.S. President Lincoln didn't like them doing this and told them it was illegal. -
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Civil War
This war started because of the dispute over slavery.