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Underground Railroad
Many African Americans tried to offer shelter to escape from the under ground railroads. The underground railroad gave some slaves their freedom. Some slaves tried to hide in the underground railroad hiding places, so that when the others leave they can escape from being a slave.
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Invention of the Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was created by Eli Whitney. The Cotton Gin can clean out the seeds in the Cotton fiber faster then a person can do in a whole day. It increased slavery. (http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/cotton-gin-and-eli-whitney) -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was to balance out the slave and the free states. After 3 years it was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme court. Which the congress did not have any slave territory.
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The Liberator
The voice of Abolitionism was William Lloyd Garrison. when he published liberator, it reached thousands world wide. The moral outrage made his love and hate many Americans.
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Nat Turner's Rebellion
The rebellion was executed and 200 people were beaten. It also was the longest and deadliest for the slaves. the slave rebellion was sustained in 1831.
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Wilmot Proviso
He wanted to ban slavery in mexico after the Mexican war. He divided the north and the south because of slavery. Most Southerners wanted slavery, some of the Northerners did not like slavery so they banded it in the north.
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Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 issued slavery in the north and passed 5 laws in September. The fugitive slave act and the slave trade in Washington D.C were abolished. California was a free state and a government was created in Utah.
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Lincoln and Douglas has 7 debates throughout Illinois. This was known as the great debates. they had disagreement so they took the debate to the people.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
This was a novel about anti-slavery. It shows the major cause of the Civil War. It also was the second best selling book.
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The 'Bleeding Kansas'
The bleeding Kansas was resulting to be a free state in Kansas and Missouri. A small civil war was fought between pro-slavery and anti-slavery in the new territory of Kansas. It earned its nickname by rampant lawlessness and bloodshed territory.
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
this act was pass on may 30, 1854. Slavery was allowed in the north by the congress. Settlers from the pro-slavery and anti-slavery lead the violence.
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Brook-Sumner Event
Charles Sumner gave a speech about "the crime against Kansas" to the senate. When Charles got injured it kept him away from the senate for several years. Brooke had to pay a fine of $300 for assault.
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Dred Scott Decision
His decision was turned over by 2 amendments the 13th and 14th. Slavery was prohibited in territories by the Congress. Slavery was not citizen in the united states.
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John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
john lead a group of federal army in Harper Ferry, Virginia to destroy the institution of slavery. John Brown was executed for treason and murder and was found guilty on November 2. John Browns son was killed in the fighting.
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Election of 1860
Lincoln got 40% of the voted and the other person got 60% of the votes out of 180 electoral votes. Lincoln symbolize as a hard worker, the self-made man and the American dream.
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Secession of Southern State
Fort Sumter, South Carolina, lasted four years, it nearly killed or wounded 500,000 men out of a population of 9 million (including 3 million slaves) and $5 billion in treasure.
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Fort Sumner is Fired Upon
For several month the fort have treason between the Union and Confederacy. 87 people surrendered including Robert Anderson the fort on April 13. After the civil war ended Fort Sumner was restored by the military during three wars the Spanish-American War, World War I and World War II.
(http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/fort-sumter)
