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Kansas-Nebraska Act
the act that allows the people pick if they wanted to allow slavery within their borders. Was supposed to repeal the Missiour Compromise in 1820. -
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Dred Scott Decision
The african american went to court to try to get his freedom. After years and years of trying the court was not to his favor The former slave owners son bought him back and let him and wife free. until he later on died. -
Compromise of 1850
a package of the five separate bills which seperated the slave states from the sputh and the free states. -
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
the act stated that any slave that is captured my his/her old owner they are to remain being a slave there is nothing more they can do -
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Bleeding Kansas
A war that took place in kansas with anti-slavery and pro-slavery -
‘Bleeding Sumner’ Brooks-Sumner fight
Sumner had gave a speech on anit-slavery which upset mr. books. Brooks beat Sumners almost to death with a cane. -
John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry, Virginia
Seizing a united states aresenal at harpers frerry there was 20 peole at the party that accomplushed him. He finally was defeated by a detachment of the marines -
Election of 1860
1860' In the 1950's the states disagreed on slavery and the republican party was anti-slavery and Abraham Lincoln was for this and not for slavery. When he won the electons the white house lost support of the south and their decisions. -
South Carolina secedes from Union
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Battle of Fort Sumter, 1861
Opened fire on the union garrison holding fort sumter. -
The Union’s ‘Anaconda Plan’
Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant became leading figures for each side, having a major influence over the course of the war -
The Missouri Compromise
A law that was passed between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery. Which forcused the mexcians in to amercain terriotiry and they had to pay 15 million. -
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The mexican war
The tready of Guadalup Hidalgo is played a major part in the war. It forced the mexican cession to the american territories for an exchange or $15 million dollars.
