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Wilmot Proviso
Was designed to eliminate slavery with in the land acquired as a reslt of the Mexican War. -
Compromise of 1850
A package of 5 seperate bills passed by the U.S. Congress which defused a 4-year political confrontation between slave and free states regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican American War (not actually on the 1st) -
"Uncle Toms Cabin" is first published.
A novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe paints a grim picture of life under slavery. -
Kansas - Nebraska Act
Allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery with in their borders. -
John Browns Masacre at Pottawatomie Creek
Brown went into the houses of his enemies and killed them. -
Dred Scott Decision
A ruling made by the Supreme Court about Dred Scott who was a slave and he was trying to get free but they said NO! (Jan. 1st is not the actual date) -
"A house divided against itself can not stand"
Was a speech given by Abraham Lincoln when he was accepting the Illinois Reblican Praty's nomination as that states U.S. senator. -
John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
Was and attempt by the white abolitionist John Brown to start an armed slave revolt. Ended on Oct. 18 1859. -
Abraham Lincoln is elected as a Republican President
He was the 1st Republican President and was the 16th President of the United States. (not actually the 1st of Nov.) -
South Carolina Secedes from the Union
Was the 1st southern state to secede from the Union. -
Confederate States of America are formed
The group of 11 southen states that seceded from the United States. (it wasnt the 1st of the month) -
Confederate Troops Fire at Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Confederate leaders decided to capture the fort while it was isolated. This started the Civil War.
