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Wilimot Proviso
He suggested to congress that they ban slavery in all territory that might become part of the United States because of the Mexican-American war. -
Compromise of 1850
Compromise between the north and south because they didn't want the slaves to get too much power -
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" is first published
it was a novel written about an enslaved man that was beaten -
Kansas - Nebraska Act
Douglas made the Kansas- Nebraska Act territory would be decided if it was a slave state or not. the North was angry because the south had crossed the border to vote that it was a slave state. -
John Brown's Masacre at Pottawatomie Creek
him and a group of men went out and attacked a group of pro-slavery people but after john's group of men died he was hung by the government. -
Lincoln - Douglas Debate "A House Divided Against itself can not stand."
Lincoln and Douglas had 7 debates -
John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
John and many other men attacked a town wanting to get guns fro the U.S army, he thought that the African Americans would help him and give them guns to help revolt but his men were captured or killed. -
Abraham Lincoln is elected as a Republican President
he ran for president and was the first republican president. -
South Carolina Secedes from the Union
when Lincoln was president it had scared people in the south, and South Carolina was the first to secede from the union -
Confederate States of America are formed
Unrecognized country in North America that was led by 7 pro-slavery states -
Confederate Troops Fire at Fort Sumter, South Carolina_
confederate troops attacked a fort, many of the men died -
Dred Scott Decision
the supreme court said that African Americans can't and could not be American citizens
