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Missouri Comprimise
The Missouri Compromise is negotiated allowing Maine to be admitted to the Union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state in 1821. This act will maintain a balance between free and slave states. The compromise establishes the 36 degree, 30' parallel of latitude as a dividing line between free and slave areas of the territories. -
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The Tariff Act
It was created to protect the economy of the North -
Underground Railroad is formed
Lead by black abolitionist Robert Purvis, the Underground Railroad is formally organized. -
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4 more states added
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The Comprimise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States congress. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
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Lincoln was Elected
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South Carolina Seceded