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Chapter 15
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Willmont Proviso
one of the major events leading to the Civil War -
Comprise of 1850
Allowed California to enter the U.S as a free state -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet beecher Stowe who is a transcendentalist published this book -
Kansas Nebraska Act
created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. repealed the Missouri Comprimise -
Caning of Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner was presenting a speech in Kansas, trying to get it in the U.S. as a free state, Preston Brooks beat him with a cane, preston wanted to join as a slave state -
Dred Scott Decision
A ruling in the supreme court saying that andbody of African descent ad held as slaves are not protected by the constitution -
Lincoln Douglas Debate
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas had 7 debates, all involving slavery -
Republican Party
Founded by anti-slavery activists, is a political party in the North -
Raid on Harpers Ferry
John Harper tried to lead and armed assault on an American arsenal -
Jhon Brown Hung
A racial abolishionist was hung for treason -
South Secedes
Abe Lincoln was elected president. The south threatened to secede from the nation, the north let them -
Fort Sumpter
A bombardment of Charleston, the beginnin of the Civil War