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California becomes a free state
california becomes the thirty first state and enters the union as a free state -
The fugitive slave act was modified
The fugitive salve act of 1793 is modified and strengthened to allow to retrieve slaves in northern states and free and territories -
Harriet beecher stowe publishes uncles toms cabin
herriet beecher stowe publishes uncle tom's cabin as a response to the pro - slavery movement -
statehood bill passed
compromies on territories charied by stephen Douglas beings hearing on the nebraska statehood bill passed by the U.S. house -
The Kansas-Nebraska act passed
The Kansas - Nebraska Act passed congress and thats over turns the missouri compromise opening the northern territory to slavery both sidesbegin to sendsettlers into the areas in an effort to influence the futrue of these areas -
bloody kansas
as kansas prepares elections thousands of boder ruffians from missouri enter the territory in an effort to influence the election. this begins the bloody kansas period with duplicate constitutional conventions separate elections and costant and violent attacks -
sumner delivers a speech
massachusetts sentoer charles sumner delivers a speech attckiing slavery supporters in the senate he singles out senatoer andrew butler or south carolina in his speech two days later south carolina representatvie perston brooks butlers nephew attcks sumner on the senate floor and beats him with a cane. The house dd not expel or ensure brooks or the attack sumner took three years to recover -
congress passed the tariff of 1857
Congress passes the tarriff of 1857 lowering rates to the lowest level since 1812 to 22% this is very unpopular in the north and praised in the south. -
minnesota becomes the thirty second state
minnesota becomes the thirty second state and enters the union as a free state -
oregon becomesthe thirty third states
oregon becomes the thirty third states and enters the union as afree state -
troops moves in to fort sumter
Major - General Robert Anderson moves his troops from ft moutrie in charleston south carolina to ft sumter.
