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Mexican American War
Mexican American War Armed Conflict between Mexico and America over the Annexation of Texas -
Wilmot Proviso
Wikipedia = Wilmot Proviso Ride on to to another bill, the Wilmot Proviso would ban slavery in all territories aqcuired by Mexico. It failed and was brought to attention a few years later,but to no avail. -
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Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad Interwoven network of information and pathways that helped fugitive slaves escape from the south to the north. -
Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850 Diffused a four year conflict between North and South and prevented civil war and succession. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Fugitive Slave ActMade it possible to track runaway slaves into the North, and made it legal to bring them back to their owners. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin A anti-slavery novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, and abolistionist school teacher. -
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Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas Also known as the Border Wars, Bleeding Kansas was a series of border conflicts and protests between the north and south about slavery. -
Kansas - Nebraska
Kansas-Nebraska Act Removed Missouri Compromise and instituted a system where the individual state can decide whether they wish to be free or slave. -
Ostend Manifesto
Wikipedia = Ostend Manifesto A bill that called for the United States to buy Cuba from Spain, and if they denied, declared war on Spain till they submitted. -
Caning of Sumner
Caning of Sumner Charles Sumner worked closely with Lincoln, and spoke proudly of abolistionism on the senate floor, and was nearly beaten to death for his words. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott Decision Supreme Court ruling that all American born Africans were not protected by the Constitution, and didnt have any rights -
