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Compromise of 1850
To seek a compromise and avert a crisis between North and South. To make states slave and none slave the same amount. -
Fugitive Slave Act
This act forced any federal official who did not arrest a runaway slave liable to pay a fine. This act mad alot more slave use the Underground Railroad to make their way to Canada. -
Uncle Toms Cabin Was Released
Had a huge impact on the way that northerners viewed slavery. It helped further the cause of abolition -
Bleeding Kansas shocked Northerners
Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide for themselves using popular power to whether they wanted to be free or slave. By 1856 became a hotbed of violence. -
Charles Sumner is Attacked by Preston on the Floor of the Senate
While he was giving a public speach a guy ran up and start beating him with his stick. This start the civil war because noone would of thought of somone doing this. -
Dred Scott v. Sanford
This was a lnadmark decision made by theU.S.Wether enslaved or free, could not be American citizens and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred scoot ended up losing his case.The Court ruled that his petition could not be seen because he did not hold any property.
He had been taken by his 'owner' into a free state, he was still a slave because slaves were to be considered property of their owners. -
John Brown’s Raid
marched into Harper's Ferry and seized the federal complex with little resistance. John Brown start an armed slave revolt in 1859. -
Abraham Lincoln’s Election
The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 was the immediate cause of southern resolutions of secession. When he became presidnt there was a huge debate about slavery. -
Southern succeed
When the southern left the U.S this made lincoln. So we staret the civil war to get them back.
