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Wilimot Proviso
A proposal to ban slavery in the land that was acquired during the Mexican American war. It was unsuccessful. -
Compromise of 1850
It was five bills passed that settled arguments between slave and free states over territories. -
Dred Scott Decision
a decision made in the dred scott case that stated that slave owners could bring their slaves in the western territory. -
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" is first published
It was a anti-slaver novel that described how wrong slavery was. -
Kansas - Nebraska Act
A law passed that said people in Kansas and Nebraska could choose if they wanted slaver or not. -
John Brown's Massacre at Pottawatomie Creek
John brown lead a few friends and family members out to a creek to murder five men that were pro slavery. -
Lincoln - Douglas Debate "A House Divided Against itself can not stand."
Debates against Abraham Lincoln and Stephan A. Douglas to be the United States Senate for Illinois. -
John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
John brown initiated a conflict that led to a fight in Virginia. He wanted to abolish slavery. -
Abraham Lincoln is elected as a Republican President
He was the first republican elected and he was in support of the abolitionist. -
South Carolina Secedes from the Union
South Carolina decided to succeed from the union. Although the president said it was illegal he did not try to stop it. -
Confederate States of America are formed
The dominate slaves in the south created there own government with the president being Jefferson Davis. -
Confederate Troops Fire at Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Confederate guns fired at fort Sumter and it had to be evacuated.
