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compromise of 1850
Def. five laws based on clay's resolutions
sign. the senate debate over clay's resolution was one of the greatest in its history and it marked the end of an era of political leadership in congress -
underground railroad
An informal, constantly changing network of escape routes closer to free territory for slaves
sign. made harriet tubman a well known household name and freed many slaves successfully -
fugitive slave act
Made it a federal crime to assist runaway slaves
sign. made northerners angry and began rescuing slaves and made southern leaders talk of seceding from the union -
uncle toms cabin
A book by Harriet Beecher Stowe that talks about the cruelty of slavery to africans
sign. it changed the way many americans view slavery and also started the war -
bleeding kansas
Significantly shaped American politics and contributed to the coming of the Civil War -
kansas-nebraska act
Repealed the missouri compromise of 1820, allowing popular sovereignty and the possibility of slavery
sign. caused a great number of northern democrats to quit the part and the whig party to have a serious division -
dred scott decision
Dred scott, a slave, had sued for his freedom
sign. increased tension between the north and south -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
A series of seven debates between abraham lincoln and stephen douglas
sign. even though lincoln lost, the debate launched him into national prominence which led to his election as president -
john brown instructer
Sixteen people were killed in the raid, including ten of Brown's men -
The Election of 1860
Sixteen people were killed in the raid, including ten of Brown's men -
sc secession
South Carolina secedes from the union
sign. leds to one of the bloodiest wars in the nation's history -
sumner caning
Confederate guns fired on fort sumter and the civil war began
sign. tore the nation apart and changed the course of american history