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David Wilmot
David Wilmot wanted to purpose a law that can stop people from having slaves. This law did not succeed because a senator in south wanted to keep the slavery. -
Book "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
"Uncle Tom's Cabin is a book that is about anti slavery. The book went viral during that time which let people that ware in North understand bad having slaves are.
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Bleeding Kansas
Kansas wanted to free the slaves, but people that are from Missouri went to Kansas and tried to stop them from voting to free slaves.
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Supreme court
Due to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, Missouri Compromise and favoring the South. Supreme Court made slavery legal again. North was afraid of this because slavery might become a big problem again
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Stephan Dourglas and Abraham Lincoln's Debate
Lincoln wanted to stop the growth of having slavery, but Dourglas wanted to keep the slavery because he wanted to keep the feeling of having control over the slaves.
