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Wilmot Proviso
Congress tried to stop the spread of slavery. It failed, but the South is concerned. -
Fugitive Slave Law
They managed to keep both sides satisfied and prevented a permanet split before the cival war. Help slaveholders recapture runaway slaves. -
Compromiseof 1850
Admission that some states were free, slaves being sold in D.C, some states admitted to being a slave state fugitive law during this time.Keep the balance between slave and free states. -
Election of 1860
Voters voted based on the section the live in.Lincoln promoted to keep slavery from dpreading in the new territories.Lincoln won the Election. Southern states succed disagreements, states rights breaking issues breaking the compromis. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Nort;slavery is horrible,cruel and unacceptable South;Felt it was yankee abolishment, North lied about the slavery.Story calling an end to slavery -
Bleeding Kansas
Allowing popular soverenignty (the right to vote) small scale, civil war in Kansas.'Bleeding Kansas' -
Kansas Nebraska Act
People in the territories could decide for themselves, whether their state would allow slavery. Began flooding into Kansas and Nebraska. -
Dred Scott
Increased the tension between the Northern and Southern states. Slave states could'nt sue. Slaves were property not citizens.Sued for his freedm. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Debated about slavery.It was wrong but legal. Should not be expanded Linclon lost election, but became nationally famous. -
Harper's Ferry
John Brown seized the federal arsenal stir up a slave in revolt in Virgina and end slavery. Became a (Hero) in the cause of slavery. -
Fort Sumter
War begun sending supplies to fort sumter south opened fire on april 12 1861 and the union. Had to surrender(North)
