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Wilmont Proviso
The Wilmont Proviso is a bill aimed to outlaw slavery in territiories taken from Mexico.The bill passed in the House of Representatives but was defeated in the Senate thus causing a division in Congress.Although,not a success it led to the formation of the Free Soli Party. -
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The Narion Breaking Apart
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Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850 was a plan writen by Stephan A. Douglas to keep the Union together. In the year of 1850 this plan beacme a law. -
Kansas -Nebraska Act
Kansas -Nebraska Act came from the Popular Sovereignty Bill which stated that residente vote to decide an issue.If this Bill was passed it would get rid of the Missouri Compromise allowing people to vote for slavery in territories where the Missouri banned it.Many people including Douglas supported the bill.After the bill proved it became known as the Kansas -Nebraska Act . -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas is proslavery and anti-slavery was growing in Kansas Territory.By 1855 there were more people supporting slavery then being against it.Proslavery people didn't want Anti-slavery.People in their territory so they fought and split up. -
Canning of sumner
Senator charles Sumner's speech attacks proslavery forces in Kansas and makes fun of A.P Butler. A relative of Butler, Preston Brooks, attacks Sumner in the Senate -
Dred Scott v.Sandford
Dred Scott is slave in Missouri and is sueing for his freedom but the Supreme court denied it. -
Attack on Harpers Ferry
John Brown wanted to inspire slaves to fight for their freedom and planned to capture the weapons in the U.S. arsenal. -
Election of 1860
The Election of 1860 turned into two different raises for the presidency one in the North and the other one in the South. -
Secession
December 20, 1860 South Carolina secedes-withdrawls from the union. They argued that if states had the right to enter the Union voluntary then they could leave voluntary.
