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slavery
slavery arrived in North America with an estimated 645,000 Africans -
Missouri compromise
Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine was admitted as a free state -
Nat Turners Rebellion
a slave named Nat Turner insided an uprising that spread through many plantations in southern Virginia -
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The Wilmot proviso
this was a piece of legislation proposed by David Wilmot. If passed it would outlaw slavery in territories acquired by the US -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise admitted that California as a free state and did not regulate slavery and strengthen the fugitive slave act. -
Uncle Tom's cabin
It was a second best selling book in America it brought the issue of slavery to life -
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bleeding Kansas
the Kansas Nebraska act of 1854 established Kansas and Nebraska as territories. The residents of the territories decide if the state is to be free or enslaved -
Dread Scott vs Sanford
Scott was a Virginia slave who tried to sue for his freedom in court. The case rose to the level of the supreme court -
Lincoln/Douglass debate
Lincoln and Douglass engaged in 7 with public debates across the state of Illinois where they debated the issue of slavery -
John Brown's raid
John Brown supported violent action against the south to end slavery and played a major role in starting the civil war -
Abraham Lincoln's Election
Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860 despite not being included on many southern ballots. His parties anti-slavery outlook struck fear into many southerners -
the battle of Fort Sumter
Lincolns strategy to fire the first shot of the civil war at the Battle of Fort Sumter