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WHEN: April 12, 1864
WHAT HAPPENED: War started on Fort Sumter. South fired first.
WHY DID THIS HAPPEN: Fort Sumter was built on slave territory but the abolitionists claim it for themselves.
EFFECT: WAR BEGINS!!

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Election of 1860/ The Southern  Secession

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Election of 1860/ The Southern  Secession

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WHEN: November 6, 1860
WHAT HAPPENED: Southerners threaten to leave the state, because of new president Abe Lincoln.
WHY DID THIS HAPPEN: Because Lincoln was elected president even though he was on the side of the abolitionists.
EFFECT: Started effect among the North and South

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WHEN: March 6, 1857
WHAT HAPPENED: Dred Scott sues for freedom and wins after a long time.
WHY DID THIS HAPPEN: Dred Scott found out he was brought to a free state and his daughter was born there.
EFFECT: Made Southerners and Abolitionists rethink what they stand for.

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WHEN: May 24, 1856 and October 16, 1859
WHAT HAPPENED: John brown kills 5 men to try to abolish slavery.
WHY DID THIS HAPPEN: Elijah figure is killed, enraging Brown.
EFFECT: Blood spills and South agrees John was bad and North thinks he had done good.

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WHEN: May 30, 1854
WHAT HAPPENED: New territories had the choice if they wanted slavery or wanted to be free.
WHY DID THIS HAPPEN:  New territories wanted to be added but the North and South couldn't decide if they would be free or slave.
EFFECT: Allowed more people to choose slave or free and add more people to the free side.

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WHEN: January 29, 1850
WHAT HAPPENED: 1.  California becomes a free state. 2.  Land was won in the Mexican War. 3.  Slave trade ends in Washington D.C. 4.  Everyone has to return runaway slaves to their slave masters.
WHY DID THIS HAPPEN: The slaves were escaping and being helped by the abolitionists.
EFFECT: The South resented the North because they were helping runaway slaves. Pushed further apart.

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WHEN: March 3, 1820
WHAT HAPPENED: 1.  Missouri becomes a state. 2.  Maine becomes a free state. 3.  A line was made and  above was free and below was slave.
WHY DID THIS HAPPEN: Both the North and South wanted power over the whole state.
EFFECT: The South and North were at a disagreement over power. They were pushed farther apart