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1831 Nat Turner
Nat Turner incited an uprising. It spread through several plantations in south Virginia -
1846-1850 Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was a pice of legislation proposed by David Wilmot at the close of the Mexican American war. If passed the proviso would have put lawned slavery in aquiered states. -
1850 the compermise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 admitted California as free state and did not regulate slavery. North had to seize run away slaves -
1852 uncle toms cabin
Uncle toms cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe’s fictional explanations of slavery life. Northern felt as if there eyeshadow been opened to the horrors of slavery -
1854-1859 bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas under popular sovereignty it is the residence of the territory who diced by popular referendum if the state is to be free or enslaved -
1857 Dred Scott vs Sanford
Dred Scott was a Virginia slave who tried to sue for freedom in court. Ruled as “property” he had no legal rights -
1858 Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Stephen Douglas faced a challenge for his seat by Abraham Lincoln they debated about the antebellum of slavery -
1859 John Brown raid
John Brown he and 19 supporters armed with Beecher’s Bibles lead a raid on the federal ar,Roy major role in starting the civil war -
1860 Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was elected by a considerable margin in 1860. South Carolina secede from the union -
1861 the battle of fort sumpter
Lincoln sent fresh supplies to the beleaguered garrison. The garrison surrendered on April 14
