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Events leading up to the civil war
These events caused the civil war -
Missouri Comprimise
Missouri wanted to be a slave state but that would interrupt the balance of free and slave states. (primary source:https://goo.gl/images/HLVWEO )
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Wilmot Provisio
Was a law to ban slavery in any state gained from the Mexican-American war. (source: history.com Primary source: https://goo.gl/images/0X0Owm) -
Compromise of 1850
A package of bills passes by congress that added more free states. There was more free states than slave states. ( primary source https://goo.gl/images/FfbkdY )
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Fugitive slave act.
If you saw a runaway slave you had to report it or else you would be fined or arrested. (Source: history.com Primary source: https://goo.gl/images/9GppSy) -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
It was an emotional book about a slave's life. It was anti-slavery and changes peoples view on slavery in the north. The south thought it was propaganda. (primary source https://goo.gl/images/rymMuR )
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Bleeding Kansas
It was violence over the territory because it was cut in half by the border of the slave and free states. (Source: history.com Primary source:https://goo.gl/images/OdxdA5) -
Dred Scott Case
The court found that no black person-free or slave, could claim U.S. citizenship. This increased tensions. (primary source https://goo.gl/images/Ne2Dat )
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Lincoln Douglas Debate
It was a big debate over slavery and slaves rights. (Source: history.org Primary source: https://goo.gl/images/yHxjdb -
John Brown's Raid
John sent 18 troops to make a slave revolt in the south. All of the rebellion were killed for treason. (primary source https://goo.gl/images/ePliky )
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Lincoln's Election of 1860
The republican Lincoln had won presidency in 1860 and labeled as the 16th president. Lincoln won with 40% popular vote beating the other 3 candidates -
Southern Sececion
This is a point in time where the south had enough of the north and decided to become its own country.
(Source: history.com Primary source: https://goo.gl/images/X2IcNY)
