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Missouri Compromise
This is when the government drew a line between the north and the south. The south got slavery, the north was free. -
Compromise of 1850
This event was when people found gold in California. So everyone traveled to California to get it -
Bleeding Kansas
people were starting fights between other people because they were cheating when they vote. -
Kansas/Nebraska Act
Douglas wanted a Northern Railway (train) but needed more support to get it. He promised the South if they helped him, he would let the line from Miss. Compromise be lifted so they could have slavery everywhere. -
Sumner - Brooks Incident
This was a fight that broke out between Sumner and Brooks. Because Sumner was speaking bad about Brooks cousin Butler. -
John Browns Raid
this was a raid against abolitionist