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Mexican Cession
The Mexican Cession of 1848 was lots debates of slave state and some don’t want any slavery be banned everywhere. There was 3 sectionalism one was the North they wanted Slavery banned everywhere, the Moderate was in the middle and they voted, and the South wan5tted slavery. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise 1819 was the Missouri asked to join as a slave state. The latitude 36 30 was the line that made it a slave state or a free state. Senator Henry Clay lied and he made Missouri a slave state and Maine as a free state. Also it was 11 slave/11 free Senate.
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Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was that California wanted join as a free state but the us just ended the Mexican War. California joins as a free state and they also found gold and started the gold rush. They ended slave trades in Washington D.C and started the Fugitive Slave Law. Now its 15/15 15 free state and 15 slave state.
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Fugitive Slave Law 1850
The Fugitive Slave Law 1850 was South wanted any slaves that escape they returned back to them. Also if you don’t return a slave it’s a fine of $1000 or 6 months in jail. Judges will get $10 for sending a slave to south and $5 to let slave free. Also slaves begin heading to Canada.
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin 1852 was a book was a book how a slave named Uncle Tom how he saves a girl that he really liked and the girl fell abroad and he saved her. Tom's master said he was going to let him free when he got back, but the master got killed and Tom and the girl went to a different master that was really mean like in the book "Night John" and how he gets whipped and almost dying. One day the master asked Tom to wipe these other slaves but he didn’t want to so the master wiped him until he -
The Republican Party
The Republican Party was to keep slavery out of places. In 1856 the Republican Party ran its first candidate for president. Also John C. Freemont lose but had a strong showing. Also Illinois Republicans chose Lincoln to run for the Senate against Douglas. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska Act 1854 was left people to if Kansas would be a slave state or not. They only had 3,00 votes but 8,000 voters could cast up on election day for Kansas. Northerners are outraged on the passed bill of the repealed Missouri Compromise.
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Dred Scott
Dred Scott was a slave he lived in Missouri but he then moved to Illinois. Scott sued for freedom he believed he should live on free land and he sound be free. Congress does not have the power to outlaw slavery in any territory. The result of it was Missouri Compromise was now illegal an slavery allowed to spread everywhere.
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John Brown’s Raid
John Brown's Raid was he lead a group of followers to Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Only a few showed up that were slaves. They got caught by Robert E. Lee and he got hanged. The North said he died for his beliefs and the Shout was outraged.
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The Election of Lincoln
1860 was Democratic Party splits in 2 over the issue of slavery Lincoln wins because they have more people in the north.
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Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was a fort in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina it was used as a fort when enemies enemy occupation and asked for its surrender. Union refused to surrender so Confederates fired a shot and the Civil War begins.
