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Wilmot Proviso
a proposal that said any landed gained from the Mexican-American War would be free states. -
Compromise of 1850
a compromise used to put California in the Union, but please the newly unbalanced nation. Proposed by Senator Henry Clay. -
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" is first published
a famous book about slavery written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The book made people realize slavery is more than just a politcal problem, that these are people, too. -
Abraham Lincoln is elected as a Republican President
Lincoln becomes President and tries to show the Confederation he means peace. His offer is rejected. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
An idea to bring two new states into the Union, one free and one slave, and put rail roads through them for easier transportation of people and goods. -
John Brown's Massacre at Pottawatomie Creek
John Brown leads seven men to kill proslavery people near Pottawatomie -
Dred Scott Decision
the decision made by the Supreme court whether Dred Scott, a slave brought to the north by his master, is still to be used as a slave. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
a debated between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas for senate. Lincoln gave his famous "A House Divided" speech. -
John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
a raid where Brown and a small group attacked Harper's Ferry to get guns so they could go free slaves -
South Carolina secedes from the Union
people of South Carolina felt that when Abraham Lincoln was elected President that they didn't have a voice and everyone was going against them. They then seceded with six other states to become the Confederation. -
Confederate States of America are formed
7 seceding southern states created this new country -
Confederate Troops Fire at Fort Sumter, SC
confederate troops attack Fort Sumter, but they didn't surrender until their 100 troops were nearly dead from lack of food and the blistering flames of the fort.
