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Were the south and north were furious about weather to have slave states or free states
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The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. The act also made the federal government responsible for finding, returning, and trying escaped slaves.
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. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders
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The Dred Scott decision was the Supreme Court’s ruling on March 6, 1857, that having lived in a free state and territory did not entitle a slave, Dred Scott, to his freedom. In essence, the decision he got sent back
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President Abraham Lincoln was elected many were afraid he will abolish slavery