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Protective Tarrifs
Southern states felt that the tariffs were unfair and only supported the north,Vice President John C Calhoun said any state could nullify a federal that it considers unconstitutional. The federal goverment denied south Caroline's argument. Henry Clay came up with a compromise and lowered the tariff -
States rights
The congress tried to equal the free states and the slave states. Nullification is a right to nullify any law. This relates to the 10 amendment cause they grant rights to states -
Fugitive slave law act 1850
The compromise of 1850 was part of the fugitive slave law, if you were suspected being a slave you will be arrested without warrant. It impacted the north cause if you were a runaway slave, you have to get to your owner in the south -
Uncle toms cabin
It impacted America with the horrors of slavery and it caused the major civil war against slavery -
Bleeding Kansas
Before kansaswas to enter the union there was going to be an election of an official state legislature.5000 people from nearby proslavery Missouri came and voted for pro slavery. As a result proslavery had a legislature, antislavery opponent started there own goverment -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was a slave who traveled to the northern states with his owner but was sued for freedom and went to court. The judges made that African Americans were not citizens when the constitution was drafted 1787 -
John Brown's Raid On Harpers Ferry
John brown and his men attempted to capture the U.S. arsenal that was full of weapons so the slaves can revolt. Because of his actions, he was sentenced to death. He wanted to die a martyr, suffered a cause. -
The election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln wins the election. Southern states begin to secede from the union shortly after Lincoln is elected
