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Slavery and States' Rights
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas and Nebraska have the right to choose to be slave states or anti slave states. -
Dred Scott
Said that slaves were not of equal rights and they could not sue for rights. -
Sam Houston Stands Alone
Sam Houston wants to stay in the union. -
The South Secedes
The southern states seced from the USA -
Abraham Lincoln is almost Assassinated
Abraham Lincoln is almost assassinated. -
Texas Joins the Confederacy
Texas joins the confederacy.