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Wilmot Proviso
This bill aimed to outlaw slavery in territories taken from Mexico. The bill passed in the House Of Representstives but was defeated in the Senate thus causing a division in Congress. Although, not a success it led to the formation of the Free Soil Party. -
Compromise Of 1850
Laws intended to settle the major disagreements between free states and slave states. the making of new territories became a problem because people thought there would be a huge expansion in slavery. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
It allowed the people who lived in kansas and nebraska to vote whether or not they wanted to allow slavery there. When the voting took place, people in the south that wanted slavery rushed into Kansas and Nebraska to vote in favor of slavery. Slavery won the election, but people got mad and said that it was a fraud. So, the election took place again, but the same thing happend. So, Kansas and Nebraska were not admitted as states. Later Anti-slavery people outnumbered pro-slavery. -
"Bleeding Kansas"
Proslavery and antislavery settlers rushed into the Kansas territory to vote for territorial legislature. there were more pro slavery settlers than anti slavery settlers in the territory. proslavery people attacket Lawrnece, Kansas. they destroyed the house of the governeor of the antislavery government. -
Caning Of Sumner
Brooks hit Sumner 30 times or more. Brooks broke his cane. Many southerner's cheered Brooks on, but most northerners were shocked at the violence at the Senate. "Bleeding Sumner" became cries for anti slavery northerners. -
Dred Scott V. Sandford
Dred Scott argued that he was a free man because he had lived in territories where slavery was illegal. Dred Scott had lived in the free state of Illinois. He had showed up to the Supreme Court with high hopes that he would be free -
Attack On Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry, a federal arsenal in Virginia who was captured in 1859 during the slave revolt. they killed four people in the raid. Brown then sent out the word to rally and arm local slaves. -
Election Of 1860
Abraham Lincoln wins the election of 1860 because he received most electoral votes. As a result of this election, South Crolina then 6 other southern states decide to secede from the union soon after the confederate States Of America. The election of 1860 turned into two different races for presidency. one in the north and one in the south.
