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3/5 Compromise
*Identified slaves as not being human beings
*Created the basis of the Dred Scott Case -
The Invention of the Cotton GIn
*Revived the dying dependence on slaves
*Allows the "Cotton is King" ideology to come about -
MIssouri Compromise
*Outlawed slavery in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase as well as north of the 36-30 parallel
*Win for the North;Loss for the South
*Prevented the South from further expanding slavery -
Nullification Crisis
*1st threat to secede from the Union from S.C.
*1st significant sign of discension in the Union -
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
*US aqcuired territories such as New Mexico Territory, Utah Territory and California
*Lit the fire to the issue of slavery: slave or free?
*Reinforced the idea of Manifest Destiny -
Fugitive Slave Law
*Pushed more Northerners towards the abolitionist cause
*Lacked enforcement by the North -
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
*Spread a hatred for slavery not only in the US but also in Europe
*Created more antislavery sentiment -
Dred Scott Decision
*Defined slaves as property
*reversed the Missouri Compromise
*Angers the North
*it allows slavery to spread past the 36-30 parallel -
Harper's Ferry Raid
*John Brown became a martyr to the ablotionist cause
*Caused a weariness towards abolitionists who were now considered radical and dangerous -
South Carolina Secedes
*First state to leave the Union
*Snowballs into the Confederate States of America
*Civil War begins
