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Frederick Douglass and the North Star
Frederick douglass was a slave and escaped. He became an abolonist, a Author and a public speaker. The north star was abolitionistpaper that he wrote and it came out on Decemper 3,1847. -
The Nullification Crisis
It was a crisis during the Presidency of Andrew Jackson. When he wanted to have Tsriffs and the South didn't and threatend to leave the U.S. -
The Abolition Movement
This was a movement to end slavery. The abolitionists believed very strongly in this and it eventually lead to the civil War. -
The Compromise of 1850
This compromise allowed California to join the Union as a free state. It also gave the Southeners the Fugitive Slave law and it made helping runaway slaves much more difficult. -
Bleeding Kansas
It is a term that was used to describe the violence during the setteling of the Kansas territory. The violence was provoked by the Kansas/Nebraska act. -
The Kansas/Nebraska Act and popular sovereignty
This act allowed people in the Kansas and Nebraska territory to decide if they wanted slavery or not. Popular sovereignty is the people get to choose the authority of the government. -
The Dred Scott decision
Dred Scott was a slave that moved around a lot. In 1864 an abolitionist helped him to sue for his freedom. -
The Election of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham lincoln was the forst republian president. He believed that slavery wwas wrong and wanted to end it. -
South Carolina secession
South Carolina was the first state to declare its secession. This started after the election of President Lincoln. -
Formation of the Confederate States of America
It was composed of eleven southern states that seceed from the union. The union would not reconize the confederacy.
