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Missouri Compromise
This preserved the balance between slave and free states in the senete. The north and south grew into sectionalism. Maine became a free state. Missouri became a slave state. -
Dred Scott Decision
The doctor moved Dred Scott's family to Missouri, and then the doctor died. Scott was an enslaved person. He then moved again to the northwest. Scott wanted his freedom and sued for it in 1846. He thought since he had lived where slavery was illegal and then moved to where it was legal that he shouldn't be a slave. -
Compromise of 1850
In 1850 the senator, Henry Clay, tried to make a compromise. He wanted to make people happy. The people were upset about slavery. -
The Kansas- Nebraska Act
Franklin Pierce, was president in 1853. The senator was Stephen A. Douglas. He knew people would be angry if Kansas and Nebraska were both free slave states. He let the people use popular sovereignty. This was where the people chose. -
"Bleeding Kansas"
In the town of Lawrence, a strong uphold of antislavery settlers. The attackers destroyed the town. John Brown mentioned he thought God chose him to end slavery. Newspaper reporters referred to the "bleeding Kansas" act as the Civil War in Kansas. -
Raid on Harpers Ferry (John Brown)
John Brown led a group of people to, hopefully, arm enslaved African Americans. His target was the arsenal. This is a storage site for weapons. People saw Brown as a martyr which is a person who dies for a great cause. -
Lincoln Douglas Debates
Douglas was popular and Lincoln was unknown. Lincoln had challenged Douglas to many debates. The main topic was slavery. Douglas was accusing Lincoln of things that may or may not have happened. Douglas ended up winning the election. To me this makes sense because he was known more. -
Election of Lincoln
The southern democrats vowed John C. Breckinridge. Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln, they said slavery will be left undisturbed where it was present. Lincoln won and had most of the electorial votes. The north outvoted the south. -
Lincoln Inaugural Address
Everyone was wondering what Lincoln was going to say on this day. What would happen with the slave states? Each state had a union.He spoke to the seceding states. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
Lincoln took office and the very next day the commander of Fort Sumter sent a message. He was saying he wanted to surrender because they were low on supplies. Lincoln sent people to surrender being unarmed. He didn't want his troops to fire unless they fire first. Jefferson Davis asked his troops to fire before they even arrived.
