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Uncle Toms Cabin
It is a Novel created by Harriet Beecher Stowe that sparked a lot of controversy as it basically painted a bad picture on southerners, this mad the southerner mad but northerners Liked it since it favored them. -
Republican Party
The creation of the republican party happened due to combat with the Nebraska-Kansas Act. Led by abolitionist who did not support slavery. -
Bloody Kansas
Bloody Kansas was a very violent altercation between the northerners and southerners this happened because of both the northerners and southerners tying to cast their votes a main factor was popular sovereignty for this mayhem. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
This was an act that arranged the Nebraska and Kansas, this repealed the Missouri compromise because of this the concept of Popular Sovereignty became popular. This led to increased tensions between the north and south states. -
Brooks Summers Incident
This was a fight between Charles Summer and Preston Brooks these two would insult each other until Brooks hit Summers on the head with his metal cane. -
Election of 1856
This election consisted of James Buchanan going against John C Fremont their main argument was on the issue of the Kansas and Nebraska compromise. They both used unique tactics to persuade the audience. -
Dred Scott
He was a famous African american he was also famous for his Supreme court case Dred v Sanford case he was questioned by the court if he was or wasn't a citizen. As a result of this case this angered the Northern States as it proved that Scott wasn't a citizen due to his skin color. -
Lecompton Constitution
This was a document that was made by people who supported slavery, the goal of this document was to make Kansas a slave state. As a result of this Kansas did not become a slave state. -
House Divided Speech
This was a Speech from Abraham Lincoln that state that if the issue of slavery isn't resolved than the U.S. will be split up. Because of this tensions only grew. -
Lincoln Douglas debates
These were 7 debates between Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln during the 1858 senatorial campaign where the main issue was slavery being extended into different territories. Tension grew between the north and the south as both parties had different views on slavery. -
John Brown
He was for the non-use of slavery, he led the raid on Kansas as a way to free some slaves, he ended up getting killing for treason on December 2, 1859. -
Harper's Ferry
A raid launched by John Brown and his army of abolitionists, this was a raid on an armoury in Harper Ferry, this was an attempt to free slaves. Because of this attack Brown and his army were killed as a result of treason. -
Secession
When Abraham Lincoln was put in office, slave would separate from the union. As a result of these events the Northerners and Southerners tensions increases as this event is what was considered the beginning of the civil war. -
Election of 1860
This election was Between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas this was a heated debate that really separated the union between the North and South. -
Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address
This was a speech by Lincoln to the country in order to stop a civil war from happening and keeping the union together, He did not want to anger any sides. He stated that would not take peoples slaves away in order to satisfy the south.