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Uncle Tom's Cabin
It is a book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, exploring the dark side of slavery. It was the second best selling book in the 19th century. It changed the way the Northern view on slavery.
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Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was a slave, and he was trying to sue his owner for his freedom. The case was brought to the Supreme Court but was dismissed because he was still a slave, who has no legal rights. -
Bleeding Kansas
After the Kansas - Nebraska Act was passed in 1854, Kansas was thrown into chaos, where the pro- and anti- forces fought each other.
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John Brown's Raid
John Brown was a radical abolitionist. On 10/6, he led a group of 17 people to a nearby arsenal in Harper's Ferry to capture weapons for the uprising. But they were surrounded, some killed and some capture. John was tried and hanged for treason.
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Abraham Lincoln's Election
Abraham Lincoln as an anti-slavery brought fear to the southern and many of them seceded from the Union.
