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Wilimot Proviso
It was designed to eliminate slavery on the land acquired from the Mexican War. -
Compromise of 1850
A package of 5 seperet bills pasted by the U.S. congress which defused a 4 year fight between slave and free states. -
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" is first published
A book writin by Harriet Beecher Stowe about slavery. -
Kansas - Nebraska Act
It allowed people in there territories to decide if they wanted slavery or not. -
John Brown's Massacre at Pottwatomie Creek
He was an anti-slavery settler and led 7 men to a pro-slavery settlment and they murdered 5 men. -
John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
The raid was to seize guns give them to the slaves so they could revolt. Brown's men were kills and he was captured. -
Dred Scott Decision
Court case that said if a negro's ancestors were imported into the U.S. they could not sue in federal court. -
Lincoln - Douglas Debate "A House Divided Against itself can not stand."
They debated over the issue of slavery. -
Abraham Lincoln is elected as a Republican President
The Republicans chose him because he was against slavery. -
South Carolina Secedes from the Union
South Carolina became the first slave state to declare that it had seceded from the U.S. -
Confederate States of America are formed
These were states that followed South Carolina out of the Union. -
Confederate Troops Fire at Fort Sumter, South Carolina
This marked the beginning of a long Civil War.
