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Wilmot Proviso
A statement/document that said if the U.S wins the Mexican-American war that the land we get is not going to be a slave area. But the bill didn't pass. -
Compromise of 1850
A set of laws that were passed to control the fighting about slave and non-slave states. -
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" is first published
This was a book made about the slaves that escaped. -
Kansas - Nebraska Act
It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within. -
John Brown's Massacre at Pottawatomie Creek
John Brown wanted to free all slaves and would do anything to do it. He went to take over the gun shop and was hoping that the slaves would join him. But they didn't so his sons died. -
Dred Scott Decision
This African American that was free and was taken to be a slave went to court to get his freedom back but the judge ruled that he was a slave and that every African American was a slave. -
Lincoln - Douglas Debate "A House Divided Against itself can not stand." Date - June 16, 1858
A republican and a democrat trying to win a senate seat in Illinois. -
John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
He wants to take over n arsenal but he didn't have enough force. -
Abraham Lincoln is elected as a Republican President
Lincoln lost the senate debate but then he ran for president and then he won. -
South Carolina Secedes from the Union
South Carolina separated and was not a part of the union. -
Confederate States of America are Formed
The representatives from South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana met in Montgomery, Alabama, and Texas, to form the Confederate States of America. -
Confederate Troops Fire at Fort Sumter, South Carolina
There were confederate troops shooting at Fort Sumter.
