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Wilimot Proviso
Proposal to prohibit slavery in the territory acquired by the united states. -
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive slave act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. -
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" is first published
Is anti-slavery novel. The novel had a profound effect on attitudes. -
Kansas - Nebraska Act
It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery. -
John Brown's Masacre at Pottawatomie Creek
They killed five pro-slavery settlers north of Pottawatomie. -
Lincoln - Douglas Debate "A House Divided Against itself can not stand."
lincoln said I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. -
John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
Abolitionist John Brown leads a small group on a raid against a federal armory in an attempt to start an armed slave revolt. -
Abraham Lincoln is elected as a Republican President
He became a leader in the new Republican party and gained national attention in 1858 for debating. -
South Carolina Secedes from the Union
South Carolina became the first slave state in the south to declare that it had seceded from the united states. -
Confederate States of America are formed
Was a collection of 11 states that seceded from the united states. -
Confederate Troops Fire at Fort Sumter, South Carolina
The American civil war begins when Confederates fire on Fort Sumter.
