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Missouri Compromise
Established a dividing line at 36, 30 latitude. Declared all states north of that were free, and all states south were not. -
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all the events and dates that lead up to secession and eventually the civil war. -
Wilmot Proviso
The WIlmot Proviso was a bill that stated that any territory gained from the mexican war could not have slavery. However, it was not passed. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 brought california into the union as a free state, popular sovreignty in the territories, stronger fugitive slave laws, and texas gave up their claim on new mexico. -
Kansas/Nebraska Act
Kansas/Nebraska Act allowed the new territories of Kansas and Nebraska to vote on whether to be a free or slave state by popular sovreignty. -
John Brown's Raid
John Brown was an abolitionist who had the brilliant idea to raid the federal arsenal at Harper's ferry. He and 20 other men were trying to start a slave uprising. The end result was that 8 of his men died and he was captured, tried, and later executed for treason. -
Dred Scott Decision
The supreme court decided that even though Scott's owner had died, he was not free. He was still inherited property to Sanford's relatives.
