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wilmot proviso
The gov. tried to prohibit the slavery in the mexican cession . Others came up with things on why they needed that area -
Compromise of 1850
it managed to keep both sides (north and south) satisfied & permanent split before the civil war . Henry Clay was apart of this . -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
A book how slavery is a negative action and its should be stopped . North was with it and South was against it . -
Kansas Nebraska Act
People in terriories could decide for themselves weather their state would allow slavery , There was a small scale war in kansas -
Bleeding Kansas
Everybody was rushing in to kansas so they can get their vote in . They begin flooding into kansas so their vote can count . -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred sued for his freedom . The judge said he couldnt sue and he was not a citizen . -
Lincoln Douglass Debates
Lincoln and Douglass were running for senator of illinois . Douglass won but Lincoln became nationally famous -
Harpers Ferry
John Brown seized the fed. arsenal in Virginia . He became a martyr in the cause of slavery. -
Election of 1860
People based thier votes off of which section of the counrty they lived in . Since Lincoln wanted slavery to end he had votes from the north instead of the south , he lost the election -
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was the first battle in 1861 . South opened a fire causing the battle to begin .
