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Pre-Civil War
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Birth Of Free Soil Party
A short lived 3rd party. -
Popular Sovereignty
The government works for the people and we decide what type. -
Comprimise of 1850
5 seperate bills the US Congress passed to defuse a political confrontation between slave and free states regarding the status of territorries aquired during the Mexican-American war. -
California Becomes A State
Became the 31st state after a heated debate with congress over slavery. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Federal laws that allowed people to capture and return runaway slaves back to their owners. Even ones who have been free for years. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe, an american author publishes an anti-slavery novel. -
Underground Railroad
A network of secret routes and safe houses usedc to help runaway slaves get to free land. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
People in these territories could decide weather or not they wanted slavery within its borders. -
Birth Of Republican Party
A new political party is born. -
Caning Of Charles Sumner
Representative Preston Brooks beat Senator Charles Sumner after he gave an impassioned anti-slavery speech. -
Dred Scott Decision
A supreme court case that said he wasn't considered a person, but property, and couldn't be free if residing in a free state. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
A series of debates regarding slavery in the territories. -
Battle Of Fort Sumter
The fort was bombarded and they surrendered.
