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Missouri compromise
The effort to balance slave states and free states -
nat turner slave rebelion
led the slaves in a rebellion against the plantation owners -
war with mexico
fought for mexicos land -
wilmot proviso
Unsuccesful proposal to
ban slavery in the land
aquired from Mexico. -
compromise of 1850
laws to deal with slavery and territory -
Fugitive slave acts
required that runaway slaves be returned -
uncle toms cabin
published for anti- slavery -
dred scott decision
Dred Scott was a slave that sued for his freedom, but was not succesful as they claimed he was not a citizen. -
kansa-nebraska act
allowed these two states to decide whether they wanted slaves or not -
john browns raid
took over an arsenal an wanted to start a slave revolt -
bleeding kansas
civil unrest caused from the debate whether or not to allow slavery -
lincoln elected president
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south carolina secedes
they werent happy that lincoln won -
fort sumter
first battle of civil war -
confederate states of america
started because they did not like lincolns ideals
