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3/5ths Compromise
this compromise stated that for every five slaves three would be counted towards representation -
Northwest Ordinance
created a method for admitting new states to the union and created a bill of rights -
Fugitive Slave Act
this act enforced free states to return escaped slaves by arrest -
Invention Of Cotton Gin
a machine that separated the seeds from cotton to make the job easier and quicker -
Ban Of Slave Importation
this ban was about the fact that no new slaves were permitted to be imported into the U.S. -
Missouri Compromise
in order to balance the slave states, Missouri was entered as a slave state and Maine as a slave state -
Nat Turner Rebellion
this was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton that took the lives of 55 to 65 people. 51 being white -
South Carolina Nullification Crisis
this stated that if a state needed to use force to collect tax then it was legal -
Organization of Under Ground Railroad
a secret network organized by people who help men, women, children, etc. escape from slavery to freedom -
Wilmot Proviso
this was a proposal to end slavery in the territory owned by the united states -
Treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo
this treaty added 525,000 square miles to the united states territory because of the war we won -
Compromise Of 1850
a series of event to advert a crisis between the north and west territory's -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
the book that up rose the talk about slavery and why it is bad -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
another series of people arguing that ended up in the Missouri compromise to be appealed which made the border line of 30, 36. main idea was to let people vote if they wanted slavery or not -
Bleeding Kansas
it was a border war because of slavery that question the legality of slavery -
Charles Sumner attacked
a state representative was beaten by a southern, almost killed over slavery -
Dred Scott Decision
he sued his owners for taking him into a free state and not being freed. but the court decided that he was property and can be taken anywhere -
John Browns Raid At Harper Fairy
it was an effort to create a slave up rising to end slavery but he was captured and hanged of treason -
Lincolns Election
won over Douglas after he was beat in the last election for something else but after that one he lost he gained a lot of popularity which made him win this election -
S.C. succeeds from the union
they joined Lincoln because they wanted to stop slavery and other problems and after the war broke out many others succeeded from the union
