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road to civil war
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Northwest Oridinance
the northwest oridinance was a document that congress adopted in 1787 -
kentucky and virginia reslolution
thomas jefferson and james madison wrote theses resolution secreatively -
Hartford convention
compently opposed to the war of the 1817 -
missouri compromise
in the name of westward expansion , american were beginning to inhabit our newly acquired territories out west -
tariff 1828
the tariff 1828 known as the tariff of abomination was the highest tariff in history. -
Nullification crisis
In November 1832, the Nullification Convention met. The convention declared that the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional and unenforceable within the state of South Carolina after February 1, 1833. -
Nat turner's rebellion
Nat turner was a slave in virginia who spear headed the most notable slave rebellion in the united states history. -
Texas Annexation debate
after it gained its independence from mexico texas was seen asca threat with its new foreign allies . -
Wilmot proviso
a repercrusion of the mexican amarican war the wilmot proviso was introduced by the free soilders in 1846 after the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo was signed. -
compromise of 1850
clay and calhoun,webster, all part of the old guard, tried to preserve the union at all costs. -
fugitive slave act
the south created the fugitive slave act in order force the North to return all of the runaway slaves to their southern owners, -
Gadsen Purchase
james Gadsden and jefferson davis agreed uppon a nagotiation with Mexico concerning the annexation of the southern portion of modern day new mexico, -
bleeding kansas
The race to kansas would ultimately determine the fate of the states slave status beacuse it was to be decided through popular sovereignty -
kansas nebraska act
the kansas nebraska act was by far the most significant piece of legislation regarding slavery . -
ostend manifesto
the ostend manifesto justified the united states attempt to purchese cube from spain.