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The South slowly began to secede from the union right after the 16th president was elected. It started with South Carolina, then more southern states called to leave the Union.

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Abraham Lincoln was elected on November 6,  1860, as president.  He was the 16th president, and beat Douglas, Breckinridge, and Bell.

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This was a raid that took place on Harpers ferry. It was led by abolitionist John Brown. He initiated the armed slave revolt and took over the ferry. Earlier, he and his sons killed 5 men that supported slavery.

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This was a series of 7 debates between Lincoln and Douglas, mainly over slavery. They were both trying to win the Senate seat of Illinois

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Dred Scott was a slave who was living in a free state, would not have normal freedoms. He eventually sued for his freedom.

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The tensions over slavery continued to grow. Until violence started to break out. There were fistfights and overall bloody messes.

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Also known as Bleeding Kansas, this was a series of violent confrontations. It was a fight over if slavery should be allowed in the territory

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This act was to allow people within Nebraska and Kansas territories to decide if they wanted to allow slavery. The act repealed the Missouri Compromise.

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The Fugitive Slave Act was a law passed against runaway slaves. It stated that if a runaway slave was found in a different state, they were to be returned to their owner.

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A compromise proposed by Henry Clay. Admitted California as free stated and banned slavery trade in Washington D.C.. Allowed New Mexico and Utah territories to decide to be a slave or free area. Added a fugitive slave law.

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Congress debated over California's statehood, until the state wanted to be a free state, which was opposed. The statehood of California was put on hold because of disagreements.

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As the Mexican-American War came to a close , a man named David Wilmot, proposed a bill that prevented any slave from being permitted in the new territories. The Southerners strongly opposed this.

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As more slave revolts showed up, more slaves began to escape into the North and get help to escape America into Canada. Many slaveholders were agitated and demanded that something be done about it. ( https://canadaalive.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/end-of-the-line-canada-and-the-underground-railroad/ )

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The North was displeased with the fact that a northern state was a slave state. And the South hated the fact that other states above the line  had to be free states. ( https://www.pinterest.com/pin/164451823863268581/ )

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The Missouri Compromise was a compromise that accepted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. It also drew an imaginary line to separate free and slave states.

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The Missouri Compromise Explained: US History Review