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compromise of 1850
Made California a free state, as well as D.C. In the Mexican session, slavery will be voted on in each state, and stronger slave laws wold be passed for escapees. -
Kansas Nebraska act
It divided the land into two areas, Kansas and Nebraska, and let the decision on slavery be decided by the people. This did away with the Missouri Compromise which banned slavery in the area. This satisfied Kanas but turned Missouri to war over slavery -
The bleeding Kansas event
When a pro-slavery mob attacked the town of Lawrence Ks, which held the unofficial antislavery government. -
Election of Abraham Lincoln
On March 1st, 1861 Lincoln became president and addressed he didn't want to mess with the South's way of life but the South took it as a threat anyway -
the start of the civil war
Events and major conflicts between the North and the South led to the civil war