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The Missouri Crisis
(R)In 1819, Missouri faced a financial crisis in which, unemployment went up, banks failed and mortgages were foreclosed. -
Missouri Compromise of 1820
(R)attempt to end the debate over the number of slave and free states admitted to the union by declaring Missouri as a free stae and banning slavery in Louisiana territory north of the 36º30 latitude line. -
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Events leading to the civil war
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NAT Turner's Slave Revolt
(R)A Slave by the name of Nat turner led a bloody rebellion in Southampton country Virginia. -
Texas Annexation of 1844
(B)In October, Texas citizens ratified annexation , and Texas joined the Union, with a constitution permitting slavery. -
The Wilmot Proviso
(B)A proposed amendment that would have prohibited slavery in territories acquired form Mexico; though i never passed, it transformed the national debate over slavery. -
Fugative Slave Law
(R)This Act gave additional powers to slave owners to recapture slaves and angered northerners by requiring them to hunt so -called fugitive slaves. -
Publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin
(B)A book that retold the story of a young slave named eliza -
Dredd Scott Supreme court Decision
controversial 1857 Supreme court decision that stated that slaves were not U.S citizens. It also deemed the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional because Congress lacked the authority to ben slavery in the territories. -
John Brown's Raid At Harper's Ferry
(R)An attempt by an white abolitionist, to initiate and armed slave revolt.
