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Wilimot Proviso
1846; it was a proposal to ban slavery in all territory that might become part of the United States. -
Compromise of 1850
September of 1850 if five bills passed that was to end a crisis by giving both supporters what they wanted they created popular sovereignty so that the people would have more of a say. -
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" is first published
1852; it was a story of an enslaved man who was abused by his owner. -
John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
1852; it was a story of an enslaved man who was abused by his owner. -
Kansas - Nebraska Act
1854; Douglas suggested that Nabraska and Kansas became two new territories. The states would enter the union as free states. -
John Brown's Masacre at Pottawatomie Creek
May 24th 1856; an abolitionist and his friends who murdered 5 proslavery men and boys near Pottawatomie. -
Dred Scott Decision
March 1857 Dred Scott was an enslaved peoson who was illegal in the North and South, went into the supreme court to fight for the freedom of enslaved African Americans. The court decided that Africans were not citizens and they could not go to court and that living in a free state territory doesn’t mean you are free. -
Lincoln - Douglas Debate "A House Divided Against itself can not stand.
June 16th 1858 Lincoln was appointed to run against Douglas for senate. In a political speech Lincon explained that if the UNited States divided the United States would not be as powerful. -
Abraham Lincoln is elected as a Republican President
1860; Republicans chose Lincon because of his criticisms of slavery during his election made him popular in the North. -
South Carolina Secedes from the Union
December 20th 1860; Once they knew Lincoln became president sent shock to the south and people were outraged. South Carolina called for a convention and was the first state to succeed from America. -
Confederate States of America are formed
Early february 1861, Tennessee senator Andrew Johnson and Texas governor Sam Houston met in Alabama to form the new nation called the Confederate States Of America. -
Confederate Troops Fire at Fort Sumter, South Carolina
1861; A leader from Fort Sumter would not surrender and they eventually had to starve 100 troops.