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The MIssouri Compromise
Henry Clay was called upon to create the Missouri Compromise which included Main becoming a free state and Missouri entering the Union as a slave state. -
The Nullification Crisis
South Carolina and other Southern states disliked the tariffs and believed they were unfair and just helped the North. John C. Calhoun told the Southern States they could if they see it as unconstitutional. When the federal government opposed South Carolina's dispute South Carolina threatened to secede, or leave the US. Once again Henry Clay stepped in and presented another compromise to satisfy both the North and South by lowering the already set tariff. -
Compromise Of 1850
The people of congress had lots of debates over the new territories from Mexico whether they should be admitted as free or slave states. Henry Clay father of compromise had to come up with a solution.
- California could become a free state if the United States congress did no pass laws banning slavery on states admitted from Mexico. -
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
The Fugitive slave law was passed during the compromise of 1850, and declared that any escaped slave that had fled up North was to be captured ad returned to their slave owners in the south. If you did not report it then they would be committing a felony against the US. This law made tensions rise between the North and South even more so. -
Bleeding Kansas 1855
Five thousand people from surrounding states went over into Kansas and Illegally voted and pretended to be pro slavery citizens of Kansas. Because of the surrounding states actions Kansas had a pro slavery government. The states who were antislavery felt mistreated, so they started their own antislavery government. This government that was created was later bombarded by the pro slavery division. John Brown retaliated by killing a handful of his pro slavery near by people. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was a slave who sued for his freedom. Unfortunately the judge denied him the chance to sue because of his color. He said he was property and he didn't even deserve to be in that court room and completely humiliated him. -
Attack on Harpers Ferry
Wanting to get the slaves hyped up and excited to retaliate John Brown urged them to come join him to steal and capture the arsenal of Harpers Ferry with him. He wanted to arm the slaves with the arsenal to make them a threat. Unfortunately Browns efforts didn't work and no slaves showed up. Maybe if slaves had shown up the Brown battalion might not have been captured and some killed. Abolitionist revealed themselves at Browns death as they saluted him tensions were raised. -
The Election of 1860
Because of Abraham Lincolns win the southern states begin to carry out their threat to secede from the Union.
