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Missouri Compromise
-Raised or lowered tension over the expansion of slavery ? Lowered
-Why ? It kept the number of free states and slave states equal until the Mexican-American War. It also created a line to designate future free and slave states. -
Mexican War
- Raised or lowered tension over the expansion of slavery ? Raised
- Why ? It brought in new land that the North and the South wanted to have their influence on. The North felt the war was a southern conspiracy to create more slave states.
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Wilmot Proviso
-Raised or lowered tension over the expansion of slavery ? Raised
-Why ? Because the Wilmot Proviso suggested making all land won from Mexico FREE. The southerners and the pro-slavery congressmen made sure the Wilmot did not pass. -
California Gold Rush
- Raised or lowered tension over the expansion of slavery ? Raised
- Why ? This shortage created opportunities for many people that needed the work. Most of these people were immigrants who, when they finally reached California, found that the gold was harder to find and less abundant than they dreamed.
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Compromise Of 1850
- Raised or lowered tension over the expansion of slavery ? Raised
- Why ? Over which areas of the Mexican Cession would be free or slave.
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Fugitive Slave Law
- Raised or lowered tension over the expansion of slavery ? Raised
- Why ? Northerners sought to respect the Constitution's fugitive slave clause and thereby preserve the Union by accommodating Southern anger over the fugitive slave issue.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin Is Published
-Raised or lowered tension over the expansion of slavery ? Raised
-Why ? Because it made slavery look terrible and it was very graphic. Northerners began to hate slavery. Southerners banned the book calling it propaganda and full of lies. -
Republican Party Forms
-Raised or lowered tension over the expansion of slavery ? Raised
-Why ? Because the north created the republican party and the south saw the northerners that were republican a threat to slavery. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
-Raised or lowered tension over the expansion of slavery ? Raised
-Why ? It allowed people from the Kansas and Nebraska area to decide if they were allowing slavery or were not. This made the Northerners angry and felt slavery should not be an option. -
"Bleeding Kansas"
-Raised or lowered tension over the expansion of slavery ? Raised
-Why ? Because the northerners and the southerners wanted Kansas to adopt their way of living since they were under popular sovereignty and they could pick if they were a free or slave state. The north and south caused Kansas to have a civil war between abolitionists and slave owners. -
Charles Sumner Caned In The Senate
-Raised or lowered tension over the expansion of slavery ? Raised
-Why ? Because the speech made by Sumner, denounced slave states, especially South Carolina. The north was outraged by the actions and the South was happy. Violence foreshadowed the civil war. -
Dred Scott Vs. Sandford
-Raised or lowered tension over the expansion of slavery ? Lowered
-Why ? Because the North did not like slavery and the supreme court ruled in favor of the South. The supreme court obeyed by the constitution and it said protect people's property. No slave can sue in court. -
John Brown's Raid At Harper's Ferry
-Raised or lowered tension over the expansion of slavery ? Raised
- Why ? it was a group of abolitionists that issued a armed slave revolt. The purpose was to take over a United State's arsenal in Harper's Virginia. Southern states began making preparations for war. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
-Raised or lowered tension over the expansion of slavery ? Raise
-Why ? Because the North liked his views on slavery, he did not think slavery was right. The south felt like since he won something will be done about slavery and he will end it but he actually stated states that have slaves now can keep them but slavery cannot expand. -
Southern States Begin To Secede
-Raised or lowered tension over the expansion of slavery ? Raised
-Why ? Because the south was convinced that the north would get rid of slavery. The south felt that when Abraham Lincoln wins president he will get rid of slavery because he does not agree with it and he is from the North. He is also in the republican party. -
Battle At Fort Sumter
-Raised or lowered tension over the expansion of slavery ? Raised
-Why ? Battle Of Fort Sumter started the American Civil War. South Carolina had seceded from the union and they bombard fort Sumter. They seized the fort.
