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Events Before the Civil War
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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was a federal law in the US that regulated slavery in the country's western areas. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compomise of 1850 was a group of five bills passed by the US Congress which subdued the confrontation between slave states and free states. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 permitted the capture and return of fugitive slaves to their rightful owners within the territories of the US. It was one of the five acts in the Compromise of 1850. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is an anti-slavery novel by abolitionist author Harriet Beecher Stowe and published in 1852. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act added Kansas and Nebraska to America. It also repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 by allowing white male settlers in those states to determine through popular sovereignty whether they would permit slavery within each state. -
Dred Scott Desicion
A decision made by the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court held that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, could not be American citizens and had no standing to sue in court. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
The Lincon-Douglas debates were 7 debates between Abraham Lincon, and Stephen Douglas. the debates were held in Iowa. Ottawa on August 21, Freeport on August 27, Jonesboro on September 15, Charleston on September 18, Galesburg on October 7, Quincy on October 13, Alton on October 15 -
John Brown’s Raid
John Brown’s Raid was an attempt by the abolitionist John Brown to start a slave rebellion by bringing a group of 21 slaves to to march into Harper's Ferry, take the arms and ammo in the town, and attract slaves to join them. -
South Carolina Secedes
On December 20, 1860 South Carolina decided that they've had enough of the federal laws. Those laws were hurting their economy. South Carolina was the first state to seceed.
