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Missouri Compromise
It declared Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state to balance Congress. https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Missouri.html -
Compromise of 1850
"was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850, which defused a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848)." https://www.google.com/search?q=Compromise+of+1850&oq=Compromise+of+1850&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.355j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on -
Fugitive Slave Law
It was one of the big documents in the Compromise of 1850 -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
It made Kansas and Nebraska to make up their own minds about slavery. -
Dred Scott Supreme Court Decision
Even though that Dred Scott (A slave that came to the free side aka the north) had become a free man, he would never be considered a citizen. -
Raid on Harper’s Ferry
It was an effort to start an armed slave revolt by a white abolitionist, John Brown. He tried to take over the US arsenal at Harper's Ferry in Virginia -
Election of 1860
The Ol' Honest Abe defeated a prick named John Breckinridge. Jk, he died a long time ago so I don't know if he's a prick or not. https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1860 -
Battle of Antietam
Also called the Battle of Sharpsburg was fought near Sharpsburg, Maryland -
Emancipation Proclamation
It was a piece of paper that freed all the slaves! It was a cool deal made by Abe, not that prick Breckinridge. -
Battle of Gettysburg
One of the biggest battles of the Civil War in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. -
Abraham Lincoln
This guy was our 16th president. He looks like that cinnamon stick from an Apple Jacks box, but it's okay. He's a cool guy. He freed the slaves, and passed the Emancipation Proclamation. To bad he got shot in a theatre by a guy that jumped off the balcony and broke his ankles. (Hope it was worth it)