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Missouri Compromise
To keep the senate equal, Missouri became a slave state, and marine became a free state. -
The compromise of 1850
It allowed California to be a free state. Ended the slave trade in Washington dc. -
The fugitive slave act
It made all citizens required to catch escaped slaves, and forbid the harboring of slaves in their homes. If broken they would be faced with a hefty fine. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
An event that led to the growth of anti-slavery. -
The Kansas-Nebraska act
Senator Stephen Douglas introduced a new split territory, both sides were allowed to choose free or slave states. -
The Dred Scott case
When an enslaved man traveled with his owner to a free state he claimed he was free because of that. The court did not agree. -
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
Fights between the free states (Mainly the north) and the slave states (Mainly the south). -
The election of 1860
The election was between John Bell and Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln won the election, and because the us president for the time. -
South Carolina secedes
South Carolina had a lack of unity.