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Northwest ordinance
- red slavery was forever outlawed from the lands of the Northwest Territory, freedom of religion and other civil liberties were guaranteed, the resident Indians were promised decent treatment, and education was provided for
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Missouri Compromise
- Green admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state at the same time, so as not to upset the balance between slave and free states in the nation. It also outlawed slavery above the 36º 30' latitude line in the remainder of the Louisiana Territory
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Nat Turner Rebellion
- red Nat Turner's rebellion led to the passage of a series of new laws. The Virginia legislature debated ending slavery, but chose instead to impose additional restrictions and harsher penalties on the activities of both enslaved and free African Americans
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Annexation of Texas
- red The annexation of Texas was controversial due to its impact on American politics regarding the issue of slavery and the expansion of slavery westward. Pro-slavery Democrats and Whigs supported annexation because it would give them more numbers in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
- Green
- who: Henry clay, southern slave owners, northern opposers of slavery, slave hunters
- what: Strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act (1793), Federal government more involved, Commissioners and federal judges could issue warrants, Slave hunters could demand the help of US marshals, Anyone who aided a fugitive could be punished
- where: Affected all of the united states
- when: 1850
- why: South demanded more effective legislation regarding the returning of escaped slaves
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Kansas-Nebraska Act Proposed
Open Territory to white settlement - Red - because the land would have to be either pro slave or anti slave -
Kansas-Nebraska Act Ratified
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Bleeding Kansas
- Red
- Slavery supporters won the majority in the election
- Free-Staters hold their own Constitutional Convention
- President Pierce denies statehood
- Pro-Slavery forces attack
- Brooks-Sumner Incident
- Pottawatomie Massacre
- Guerrilla warfare conducted by armed bands
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Dred Scott Decision
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- Slave from Missouri
- Went to Wisconsin, believed that while there he was free due to being in the north
- Master died, expected to be emancipated
- Sued for freedom, granted at state level
- Appealed to Supreme Court 1857
- Stated he had no right to sue because he wasn't a citizen
- Declared Missouri compromise unconstitutional
- Violated 5th amendment, cant have property taken away with out compensation
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Harpers Ferry Raid
- Very Red
- where: Harpers Ferry Virginia
- Who: John Brown, Col. Robert E. Lee, Lt. J. E. B
- What: John brown led small force and raided the armory in Harpers Ferry. Goal was to initiate a slave revolt Why: Funding by radical Boston abolitionists, John believed he had a divine mission to take vengeance on the institution of slavery.
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Crittenden Compromise
- red Proposed by John Crittenden, slaver owner from Kentucky Proposed six amendments
- Slavery would be kept in slave states
- And no future amendments could change these amendments Failed due to opposing votes from republicans