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Missouri Compromise
Made new slavery line at 36°30′N
Entered Missouri as a slave state
Entered Main as a free state -
California Statehood
was admitted to the union as a free state
southern california tried to seperate from northern california
because they wanted slavery -
Fugitive Slave Law
Nicknamed "Bloodhound Law" for the dogs used to track slaves
Wisconsin was only state to nullify law
Any officer who didn't arrest a runaway slave could be fined
$1000
Anyone who aided a runaway slave could be fined $1000 and sent to jail for 6 months -
Uncle Tom's Cabin is Published
Was first a 40 week serial in the National Era
Helped cause Civil War -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Allowed Kansas and Nebraska to decide if they wanted slavery
Caused a war about slavey in Kansas -
Ontsed Manifesto
was a document the U.S. wrote to Spain saying that if Spain
didn't sell Cuba for $120 million they would take it by force
never happened because northerners thought it would become
a slave state -
Charles Sumner Beating
he was beaten by Preston Brooks
Preston Brooks beat him because Sumner insulted his uncle -
John Brown Invades Pottawatomie, Kansas
He invaded Pottawatomie in retaliation to pro-slave groups
raiding Lawrence.
He killed 5 people -
Wilmot Proviso
did not allow slavery in any land acquired in mexico
was passed in the house but failed in the senate -
Raid on Lawrence, Kansas
800 people raided Lawrence
they wanted to stop people from voting against slavery in
Kansas -
Dred Scott Decision
Ruling was that Scott couldn't sue for his freedom because he
was not a citizen, or could ever become one
Second ruling was that the Missouri Compromise was
unconstitutional -
Lincoln douglas debates
was about slavery
mostly about slaveries expansion in the -
Harper's Ferry Raid
John Brown seized the federal arsenal
He wanted to arm slaves for a rebellion with the weapons in the
arsenal -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President of United States
He won with a 40% vote
Caused Southe Carolina to Secede -
South Carolina Secedes
seceded because lincoln became president
many other states seceded soon after -
Fort Sumter Attack
First fighting in the civil war
First death occured during a 100 gun salute when an accidental
explosion killed one gunner and mortally wounded another
