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Compromise of 1850
A series of resolutions in an attempt to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between North and South -
Harriet Tubman becomes conductor on the Underground Railroad
In the year 1850, Harriet Tubman became a conductor on the Umderground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was a secret plan created by black slaves to escape slavery. Their goal was to go up North to Canada where it was free. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Uncle Tom's Cabin is an anti-slavery novel. This novel changed forever how Americans viewed slavery. This novel helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War -
The Republican Party Forms
Wanted to establish a new party to oppose the spread of slavery into western territories -
Congress approves the Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act opened new lands for settlement -
John Brown kills five settlers near Pottawatomie Creek
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James Buchanan is elected as president
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Massachusett Senator Charles Sumner gives his "Crime against kansas" speech
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John Brown's trial
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John Brown is executed
