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Massachusetts Bay Colony Legalizes Slavery
(Exact date is unknown)
Beginning of slavery -
No Way Out
Virginia passed a law prohibiting slaves that converted to Christianity to become free. -
The Missouri Compromise
A solution to slavery issues in unorganized territories. -
War of Mexico and Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Northerners were upset with the War of Mexico because they believed it was a way for the southerners seeking more land to spread slavery into. -
Fugitive Slave Law
Allowed and encouraged slave holders to find and retreive their runaway slaves if they were found in the North. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Territories could decide by popular vote if slavery should be allowed or not. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Lincoln argued that the U.S could no longer stay divided. While Douglas argued for popular sovereignty. -
John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry
John Brown's plan to start a slave revolt failed and the South feared that the North was trying to arm slaves to fight back. The South now believed that it wasn't safe to be in the union anymore. -
Election of 1860
Lincoln won presidency making the South's nightmares come true.