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The Missouri Compromise
This legislation admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state at the same time, so as not to upset the balance between slave and free states in the nation. Also, slavery is banned north of 36 degree 30' parallel. This is a significant event in American History. -
The Wilmot Proviso
As a result of the Mexican war, The Wilmot Proviso was designed to remove the slavery within the land required. This is one of the major event leading up to the American Civil War. Although it failed in the senate because of the southern-dominated senate, it still cause more and more conflicts of slavery. [http://cartoons.osu.edu/digital_exhibits/drawnonstone/1848/Y927.html] -
The compromise of 1850
A compromise to ease tensions between the North and South. The compromise said all new territories joined the states can choose wether or not to keep slavery by its popular sovereignty. And all the slave trade are banned in Washington D.C. Moreover, the slaves who escape to the free states could be returned back to their masters, and anyone who help slaves to escape will be punished. This compromise caused the conflicts between North and South more. -
Uncle Tom's cabin
Uncle Tom's cabin is an anti-slavery novel published in 1852 by American writer Harriet Beecher Stowe. The novel's view of African Americans and the American slavery had a profound and far-reaching impact of American society, it even intensified conflicts between the north and south that lead to the Civil War. -
Bleeding Kansas
The Kansas-Nebraska Act passed in 1954 overthrew The Missouri Compromise that keep the balance between North and South. North and South were debating whether Kansas should be a free state or keep slavery. No matter which side Kansas decide to join the camp, the North and South camps are going to be stronger or weak. Therefore, in order to gain the headcount advantage in Kansas, both parties sent large numbers of immigrants to Kansas. And there are bloody conflicts happened. -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Dred Scott v. Sandford is a case of slavery in 1857, and be taken to the supreme court. Supreme court's final decision of this case hurt the reputation of Supreme Court and finally cause the Civil War. -
The election of Abraham Lincoln
In 1860, the 19th US president election. Lincoln and the Republicans won the election for the first time, while Democrats split into northern and southern candidates during the election. This election became one event leading up to the Civil War.
