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Missouri Compromise
A compromise was reached were maine would enter as a free state and missouri would enter as slave state. Also the future line between slave and free would be drawn called the missouri commpromise line -
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Pre-Civil WAR
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California Statehood
California enters as a free state -
fugitive slave law
This forced the north to return all excaped slaves to the south -
Uncle Tom's Cabin published
This was a book published in order to describe the life of a slave in order to win over people be abolitionists -
Onsted Manifesto
This was were the united states tryed to buy cuba but the north thought that the south was trying to make it another slave state -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Repealed the affects of the missouri compromise thus opening the nebraska and kansas teritorys -
John Brown invades Pottawatomie, Kansas
This was when john brown masacered two slave owners in front of thier familys -
The beating of Charles Sumner
This was a Attact in the united states senate floor for one senetor speaking out agianst slavery -
Raid on Lawrence, Kansas
These were fights in order to make the state free or slave fought by settlers -
Dred Scott Decision
It allowed slavery in all territorys because it was considerded unconstitutional to take someones property away -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
This was the weeks of campagiens between Lincoln and Douglas for the seat in the white house -
Harper's Ferry Raid
This was a raid done by john brown in order to capture the united states arsinal. -
Abraham Lincoln Is elected as Presedent
This was the election for the 16th presetency were abraham beat douglas -
South Carolina Secedes
This was the first state to leave the union or the united states starting the civil war -
Fort Sumter Attack
This was the first battle of the civil war