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wilmot proviso
The west was trying to prohibit slavery.
Daniel webster,John quincy adams,John C. calhoun.
Wanted to keep balance between states. -
compromise of 1850
They managed to keep both sides happy. Prvented them from spliting before the civil war. -
uncle tom's cabin
A book written by harriet beecher stowe.
Wanted to end slavery. -
kansas-nebraska act
People were moving to kansa and nebraska.
People in the territories could decide on their own. -
bleeding kansas
Small scale civil war in kansas.
The rallying cry for anti-slavery . -
dred scott decision
Slave sued for freedom but african americans were not citizens so he could not sue.
It made tension between the north and south. -
lincoln-douglass debates
Debates over slavery.
Douglass won and Lincoln became nationaly famous. -
harper's ferry
Seized the federal arsenal.
John Brown wanted to end slavery. -
election of 1860
The voters vote based on which section of contry you live in.
Lincoln promised to keep slavery from spreading.
Southern states seceded. -
fort sumter
First battle of civil war.
South opened fire.
