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The Mexican War Ended
The U.S. wanted new territory that the Spanish claimed and it resulted in a fight,the U.S. ended up with the land. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Any federal marshal who didn't arrest a runaway slave got fined $1,000. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Was Released
The book was about the evils of slavery. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act allowed Kansas and Nebraska to choose weather they wanted to allow slaves into there state. -
Preston Attacked Charles
Charles Sumner gave a speech about attackng the pro-slavery forces for thr violence in kansas and Preston Brooks attacked him with a cane after the speech was given. -
Dred Scott
He's a slve who filed a case ,which he lost, saying that he should be free when his master took him into a state which free slaves were allowed. -
Lecompton Constitution Was Rejected
Kansas wrote the Lecompton Constition so the state can be a slave state, but the constition was denied and Kansas became a free state. -
John Brown's Raid
Brown led a group ,12 white men and 5 black men, to raid the arsenal located in Harper's Ferry, Virginia. -
Abraham Lincoln Was Elected President
Lincoln was elected the 16th president and becoming the first Republican to win the presidency. -
Fort Sumnter
The starting place for the Civil War.
