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Missouri Comromise
A comprimise that states that Missouri is a slave state but all other territory above 36 degrees 30 north is free. -
Martin Van Buren loses election
Van Buren wanted to stop the expansion of slavery. -
Comprimise of 1850
California is free and the remaining land is decided by popular vote in the territory. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Stated that runaway slaves are to be arrested and given no trial and all citizens must help capture them. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin in response to the fugitive slave act. -
Republicans lose election
Republican party loses election; they gained power in politics and opposed slavery. -
Senate Election
Abraham Lincoln vs. Douglas runs for president. -
Carolina succeeds from the union
South Carolina suceded from the union in response to Lincoln being elected president. -
Kansas becomes a free state
Kansas no longer supports slavery. -
Civil war starts
The nation begins to break apart and a civil war begins. -
End of Slavery
Lincoln ends slavery as an official war measure in the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Draft law
congress passes a draft law forcing men to join the army. -
End of War
Lee surrenders -
Reconstruction
The people work to reconstruct the union. -
Lincoln assassinated
Lincoln was shot and Andrew Johnson took office. -
Blacks get the right to vote
Blacks are legally allowed to vote. -
Election
Tilden vs. Rutherferd B. Hayes; ended reconstruction.
