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Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
slavery was dieng but this brought it back into style -
3/5 Compromise
The law that stated that slaves shall count as 3/5ths of a person so that the south could have more representitives in the house of representitives -
John Brown
Used violent actions to dislplay his abolitionist ideals -
Missouri Compromise
This said that no territories above 36 30 can become a slave state and visa versa for below that line. This baisicly was the clear start to the debate over slavery. -
Amnistad Case
THe US found theses slaves to be free because they were indead illegal slaves -
Acquisition of Texas
THis brought up the debate of equality in the senate -
Compromise of 1850
The North gained alot more in this compromise that the south. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Sparked peoples emotions towards anti slavery and started these anit slaverry movments -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
let slavery move abov Missourri Compromise line -
Sumner- Brooks
Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner over the head with a cane severly injuring Sumner.