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Sectionalism
is favoring the interest of one section over the rest of the country -
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Second Great Awakening
spread of evangelism in the United States leading to many other movements, like the pust against slavery. -
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Slavery in the West
Whether slavery would be permitted in the western territories was disputed over for many years. -
Underground Railroad
not the exact date established by give the name because it was a secret way of helping fugitive slaves escape to the north and to freedom. -
Wilmot proviso
a proposal to outlaw slavery in the territory -
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New Political Parties
There were many new political parties that split up the population between people for and against slavery. The political parties created before that became an issue split which made it harder and harder to get their party in political power. This made for farther division of the country. -
Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay proposed a agreemnet that allowed california to enter the union as a ree slate and divided the rest of the mexican cession into two territories where slavery would be decided by popular soverighty. -
fugitive slave act
a law that made it illegal for slaves to run away and if captured they would be arrested and returned to their owners, any one found helping slaves would face punishment. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a novel published in March of 1852. It was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe as a anti-slavery book. It opened people's eyes to the cruelty of slavery which caused a lot of tension between people in the United States. It was the most popular book of the time whether people agreed with what was written or not people bought it and read it. Sometimes it was even publically burned. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
approved by congress on this date declairing that territories from the louisianna purchase were now open to popular soveirnty. -
Pottawatomie Massacre
An attack on 5 proslavery men by John Brown and his men near Pottawatomie Creek. Ended the 25 of May 1856 -
Dred Scott Case
The Dred Scott case brought up three question: 1) Are free blacks citizens? 2) Does living in a free place as a slave make you free? and 3) Does the government have the power to prohibit slaver yin the land got in the Louisiana Purchase? The Supreme Court answered no to all questions. -
John Brown's raid
It was a fail attemp of rebellion where John Brown and his men tried to convince slaves to join them when they take over the arsenal in Harpers Ferry, viriginia. But ended up having no volunteers and were captured in a firehouse. John Brown then wrote a speech that said he was willing to give up his life for justice. -
John Brown's death
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Southern Secession
South Carolina led Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Lousiana, and Texas to sucede from the Union to make the Confederate States of America. They elected their leader, Jefferson Davis, and were officially seceded in the end of December of 1860.
