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War breaks out after Abraham Lincoln became President, South Carolina will lead six other countries and form the Confederate States of America. On April 12, 1861 the Confederate States fired upon Fort Sumter, starting the bloodiest war in US history..
Source: https://www.us-civilwar.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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As Abraham is elected president, the south believed that they had now become a minority and feared that Congress will abolish Slavery.
Source: https://headsup.boyslife.org/president-abraham-lincoln/

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A raid in Harpers Ferry, Virginia that was led by John Brown. The objective was to arm slaves for a rebellion
Source: http://www.ushistory.org/us/32c.asp

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A series of debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, who were both candidates for the Illinois Senator, the main topic was on slavery.
Source: http://www.american-historama.org/1860-1865-civil-war-era/lincoln-douglas-debates.htm

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A Supreme court decision made in 1857 that called the Missouri Compromise Unconstitutional. They had also voted that no African-American, free or not, could never be a citizen.
Source: https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/supremecourt/antebellum/landmark_dred.html

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In Congress, Charles Sumner was beaten by Preston Brooks, over the raids and attacks in Kansas. The reactions on the beating showed how the country had divided in two.
Source: http://www.ushistory.org/us/31e.asp

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After the Nebraska-Kansas Act, settlers traveled to Kansas to vote wether it'd be a slave or free state. The debate over slavery had triggered the opposing sides to attack each other.
Source: https://www.nps.gov/teachers/classrooms/ks-sparks-of-war.htm

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An act passed in 1854 that made the Nebraska Territory, as well as the Kansas Territory. It also abolished the Missouri Compromise by letting the settlers decide what type of state it'd become.
Source: http://www.ushistory.org/us/31a.asp

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Both southerners and northerners felt as if the law wasn't working properly, southerners felt that they didn't get their property back. While slaves felt as if they had no rights at all, so they fled to Canada.
Source: https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/mr13.socst.us.fugiact/fugitive-slave-act/#.WtgXVtPwbOQ

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The agreements made so California could be admitted into the Union as a free state. Part of the agreements were also that, New Mexico and Utah could decide to be a free or slave state. By doing this the southerners and northerns would be satisfied.
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https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/08/20/18801947.php

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Over several years Congress debated wether California should become a slave or free state. If it became a free state it'd upset the balance between states.
Source:http://www.coinandstampgallery.com/Scott0900Pages/Scott997a.htm

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The new land that was gained had to become a free or slave state but the Wilmot Proviso proposed against slavery in the territory. While the Wilmot Proviso was proposed, some in Congress opposed it,  it later was rejected by the Senate.
Source: http://mrkash.com/activities/compromise.html

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Many slaves of the south had rebelled by escaping, and running to the north. These fugitive would need help to get north, some northerners would do so.
Source:http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/jacobs/hj-fugitive.htm

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For some Americans they felt as if they had to do the right thing, for them abolition of slavery was the right thing, so they made petitions for Congress. Because of political disagreements about the petitions on slavery, they couldn't decide if the territory gained, from Mexico, should be a free or slave state.
Source: https://sites.google.com/site/mrflores8thushistory/a-dividing-nation/the-missouri-compromise-unravels

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The agreements that were made to admit California into the Union, as a free state. As well as allowing the Utah and New Mexico territories to decide to have slavery or not.
Source: 1820 Missouri Compromise, www.compromise-of-1850.org/missouri-compromise-1820/.