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Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was proposed by Henry Clay. This contained provisions to please the northeners and the southerners. -
Fugitive Slave Acts
This act is a pair of federal laws that allowed for the capture and return of runaway slaves. -
The Underground Railroad
The underground railroad is a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people.They used this in the united states in efforts to escape to free states and Canada.These people had help from allies and others who were sympathetic to their cause. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Toms Cabin was a book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It had open eyes for many people about how wrong slavery is. This was a controversial anti-slavery novel. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The kansas-nebraska act pushed the ideas of popular sovereignty.Popular sovereignty is voting on slavery. -
¨Crime Against Kansas Speech¨
Charles Sumer had been beaten with a cane by Preston Brooks because of the ¨Crime Against Kansas Speech¨ -
Dred Scott V. Sanford
Dred Scott was once a slave and sued his owner. -
Abraham Lincolns election
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southern secession
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The Raid on Harper's Ferry