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Land Ordinance of 1785
An act passed by Congress under the A.O.C that laid out the process of which lands west fo the Appalachian Mountains would be sold. -
Banjamin Franklin Anti-Slavery Petition
Petition introduced to the House promoting the abolition of slavery. -
War of 1812
Large, mostly naval war fought against Great Britain over the violation of Maritime rights that the United States had. -
Missouri Compromise
Admitted Missouri as a slave stay and Maine as a free state. -
Nullification Crisis
Confrontation between South Carolina and the Federal government over unconstitutional infringements on rights and sovereignty. First major tension between federal and state. -
Compromise of 1850
Admitted California as a free state while leaving Utah and New Mexico to decide for themselves. Decided on territory squired during the Mexican-American war -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Bill that mandated "popular sovereignty" which allowed settlers to decide on if new territory and states would be slave or free.
