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The Abolition Movement
New York had been the first state to abolish slavery. This suddenly became a outbreak in many other states. -
Nullification Crisis
The nullifcation crisis had been when many tariffs had been passed to higher the price on foriegn goods. Many Southerners were against this because they depended on Agriculture to boost the economy. -
Fedrick Douglass and the Northern Star
Fedrick Douglass had ensued to get more northern states to abolish slavery. It worked. He also started the North Star the first abolishment journal. -
The Compromise of 1850
This was a major confrontation between the Southern and Northern states. It was basically a territory fight. -
Kansas/ Nebraska Act
The Kansas/ Nebraska act was the first use of popular sovereignty. Which allowed people to decide whether or not the state would be a pro or anti- slavery state. -
Dred Scott Decision
The Dred Scott Decision was when the supreme court claimed that imported slaves were not held under the Consitution. This was actually a improvement in the U.S because it meant slaves born in America were safe under the Constitution. -
Bleeding Kansas
Was a prelude of the American Civil War, It was a territory fight , at one point it was so bad that Kansas had two completly diffrent goverments -
The Election of Abraham Lincoln
The Southerns didn't want Abraham Lincoln to be president because they thought he would try to change their lifestyles. The south then tried to secede from the U.S. -
South Carolina Seccesion
South CArolina was very pro-slavery. Although with every thing that was happening between the U,S. South Carolina decided to secede from America. This was a very profound moment. -
Formation of Confedrate States
Eleven Southern slave states had seceded from America. The first attack (then led to the Civil War) was on Fort Sumter.
