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In fear that the nation was splitting up, fearful senators formed a comity to find a way for the nation to join together again. Lincoln being a republican dislikes slavery but kept the fugitive slave act and let the southerners keep their slaves but no new nation should hold slaves.  The South Carolina delegates attended a state convention and voted to leave the Union.  People every where gathered around in celebration of the decision.
Source: History.com

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14: Abraham Lincoln is Elected as President

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14: Abraham Lincoln is Elected as President

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When Lincoln was elected as president, the win was an odd one. Lincoln won 40% of the vote in the north but in the south he wasn't even part of the ballet. When Lincoln was elected the southerners feared that the congress would end slavery, for which southerners relied on slavery to keep their jobs and have money.
Source: veteranstoday.com

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John Brown thought that he needed to take a more of a violent action to end slavery, so he started to arm slaves with weapons so they can fight back. The rebellion fail, for all of Browns army was killed or captured and Brown was going to be hing, he wrote a letter saying that the U.S will only end slavery with war or blood shed. This caused many southerners to fear for their lives and hope that a war would not come.
Source: civilwarphilly.net

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Abraham Lincoln was nominated to run for Senate by republicans. Republicans was a new created party that shared the belief that no man can own another man, the right of slaves or African Americans should be protected and all territories should be a free state, especially the new territories. Lincoln's competitor was non other than Stephen Douglas. Stephen believe that the Dred-Scott decision had put the slavery issue to rest but Lincoln thought differently. Lincoln ended up losing the election but his recorded speeches began to spread fast and was gaining popularity.
Source: american-historama.org

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A former slave named Dred Scott went to Missouri's court to win his freedom and were nine judges on the Supreme Court, and five of them were from the south, the other four, north. Chief Justice Roger Taney was one of the southerners who hoped to use Scott's case to settle the slavery argument. In the end of the case Taney made the Dred-Scott Decision that announced that African Americans could never be a U.S citizen and the Missouri compromise is unconstitutional
Source: lov.gov Library of Congress

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The violent actions in Kansas surprised and angered Senator Charles Sumner. He was so angered that he made a harsh passionate speech about his suspicions on Stephen Douglas plotting  with southerners to make Kansas a slave state. Many people attacked Sumner and was beaten harshly for his speech and belief. Even Preston Brooks, Senator Butler's nephew attacked Sumners brutally with his cane.
Source: USHistory.org

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When the Kansas act of 1854 passed people filled the land fast, most where farmers looking for peace and some were settlers to oppose or support slavery. Soon Kansas had two governments one for slavery and one against and soon the struggle over the slavery views turned violent. Boarder Ruffians invaded Lawrence, burned hotels, looted homes and tossed printing press of two abolitionists newspaper into the Kaw river. Seeking for revenge a Northerner with seven men grabbed five men known to support slavery and killed them in their home.
Source: sonofthesouth.net

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The Nebraska Kansas Act was created by senator Stephen A. Douglas and the act created two new territories. The Northerners were outraged by this act because it put an end to the Missouri Compromise and they couldn't imagine seeing slaves walking down fields to new farms so they said that the new territories climate were not suited for slave labor.  Source: History.com

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The Fugitive Slave act is an act that was passed stating that any runaway slave that is found should be returned to their owner and if you don't give them to the owner, you will be jailed. The North and South was not fond of this act, the North didn't like the idea of slavery and the South thought it was a useless act considering so many fled far and some that stayed are fighting.
Source: Canada Alive! WordPress.com

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Henry Clay a senator of Kentucky (the creator of the Missouri Compromise) found a solution for California and the argument if it should be a free state or slave state. To make both sides happy Clay, for the Northerners will admit California to be a slave state. For the Southerners to be pleases, Clay will allow New Mexico and Utah territories decide to allow slaves or not. After trying to convince the congress to agree to the compromise, congress adopted Clay's plan on September 1850.

Source: WBUR.org

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When California was going into statehood congress questioned weather the state should be a free state or slave state. The Southerners wanted it to be a slave state and it would keep balance the amount of slave and free states there, The Northerners thought it should be a free state and that slavery is a crime against humanity

Source: History Rebel
(https://www.rebelhistory.com/political-compromises.html)

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With the gag rule, slavery was quiet for 10 years until when President Polk sent a bill to congress asking to fund the Mexico-American war. David Wilmot added an amendment to the bill and this action would soon be known as the Wilmot Proviso. Wilmot's proviso stated to prohibit slavery to the new land the U.S gained from the Mexican-American war. The congress rejected this proposal stating that its not their right to tell slave holders where to live and keep their slaves.
Source: americaslibrary.gov

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When Nat Turner rebelled he started the last large slavery revolt and inspired many slaves to run away to the North. Many of the slaves were helped by sympathetic Northerners and the Southerners were outrages by this, slaves were like their property to Southerners.

Source: History.com

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In the 1830's many abolitionists started to engulf Congress with antislavery petitions and saying congress has the power to ban all slavery. With all the pressure on Congress they decided to make the "Gag Rule" that sets aside all antislavery petitions.  This causing many problems with slavery.

Source: Ann Arbor District Library

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The Missouri Compromise of 1820 is an agreement made by congress which made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state. The compromise kept the Union together but most people disagreed with the idea  of Missouri being a slave state and Maine being free.

Source: Educational Technology Clearinghouse-University of South Florida