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Wilmot Proviso 1846
eliminates slavery with the land from Mexico. -
John Brown's Massacre at Pottawatmoie Creek May 24-25 1856
Attacks in Kansas, leader was John Brown -
Confederate States of America are formed 1861
The south formed a nation disconnected from the Union. -
Lincoln - Douglas Debate "A House Divided Against itself can not stand." June 16, 1858
Speech about how the north and the south -
Compromise of September 1850
Five seperate bills passed by the U.S. -
Dred Scott Decision March 6 1857
The court rule in against a slave that thinks he's free -
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" is first published
Back written about slaves in 1852 -
John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia October 16-18 1861
Took over an arsenal at Harper's ferry -
Confederate Troops Fire at Fort Sumter, South Carolina April 12, 1861
The CSA fires and defeats the Union in the attack start of the Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln is elected as a Republican President Novermber 1860
The first Republican president -
Kansas - Nebraska Act May 30 1854
People could now move in the territories -
South Carolina Secedes from the Union December 20, 1860
No longer want to be a part of the union
