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Missouri Compromise
Made the political dispute worse
Henry Clay settled the debate
Missouri Compromise was a series of laws trhat maintained a balance between slave and free -
Nullification Crisis
South thought the tariff was unfair
Federal Government denied South Carolina's argument
Henry Clay came up with a compromise -
Compromise of 1850
New territories would be acquired from Mexico
California would be free
New Mexico would be slave
Made abolitionists very angry
New law Fugitive Slave Act -
Fugitive Slave Act
Permitted the capture of slaves who escaped to the North
Heighted tension and set the stage for the Civil War -
Bleeding Kansas
Anti Slaverey opponents made their own government
Anti Slavery government was attacked by proslavery forces
John Brown killed several proslavery members -
Dred Scott Decision
He was a slave who lived in Illinois and Wisconsin beforem moving back to Missouri
All slaves couldn't become citizens of the U.S.
Slavery was permitted in all territories -
Attack On Harpers Ferry
John Brown wanted to inspire slaves to fight for their freedom.
Brown and his men were killed
Raised tension to the breaking point -
Election Of 1860
Abraham Lincoln wins the election
Southern states start to secede
