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Slavery Illegal
Congress declared slavery illegall in all remaining territories that had been purchased in 1803 -
Missouri Territory
Piece of the Louisana Purchase applied for statehood -
Exclusion of Slavery
Divided Nebraska into two territories, a Nebraska to the North and a Kansas to the South -
War with Mexico
Led to a second great compromise over slavery, obtained mexican land -
Compromise of 1850
Rights and wrongs of slavery tried to defuse these crises with legislative deals that offered something to both sides -
Supreme Court Dominated by Pro-Southern
Neither congress nor territorial governments had the constitutional power to outlaw slavery in any federal territory -
Two Dozen Men Raid
Raid against a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virgina -
Legislative Compromise
Northerns voters lost confidence in legislative compromises over slavery. Presdential candidate Lincoln, pledged to outlaw slavery throughtout the territories -
Surrender of Fort Sumter
Sent volunteers to put down this armed rebllion against the government