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Date:
Proposed to the House of Representatives on, February 13th 1819
What Happened:
Representative James Tallmadge of New York proposed an amendment to the bill making Missouri a state before Congress. The amendment said Missouri could only join the union if it were a free state.
North's Opinion:
They liked this amendment because, if it passed it would give free states more power in both the House of Representatives and Senate, which could lead to the end of slavery.
South's Opinion:
The South hated and protested this amendment because, they believe if it passed it would lead to the end of slavery, and they wanted to continue expanding slavery west.

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Date:
Congress agreed to the compromise in 1820
What Happened:
Representative Henry Clay of Kentucky made a compromise to the Missouri admission crisis. The compromise said Missouri would be admitted as a slave state but, Maine would be admitted as a free state. They also drew an imaginary along the latitude of 36°30ʹ, where anything north of this line slavery would be illegal, except in Missouri and any state that already had slavery. Congress agreed to this compromise.
North's Opinion:
Did not go over well because any representatives from the free states that voted for the compromise were considered traitors to the other free state representatives.
South's Opinion:
Overall the South did not like the compromise, especially slaveowners in the western territories because they would not be able to continue slavery there and It would be hard to expand it west.

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Date:
August 21st 1831 - August 23rd 1831
What Happened:
It was a slave revolt that had many slaves armed with the goal of killing slaveowners. This event led to other ways slaves fought against slavery. After this more and more slaves attempted to runaway up north to their freedom.
North's Opinion:
The north liked that slaves were trying to get their freedom and were welcoming to runaway slaves.
South's Opinion:
This grew the South's fear of the end of slavery. To combat the revolts and runaways they made new laws, including a law that made a $5000 fine and arrest to anyone spread word of a revolt.

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Congress voted in 1836 to accept the "Gag Rule"
What Happened:
Due to the number of petitions abolitionists sent to Congress in the 1930s congress decided to implement a law that set aside all anti-slavery petitions indefinitely.
North's Opinion:
The North, especially the abolitionists did not like this and called this the "Gag Rule" because it gagged/silenced them.
South's Opinion:
This led to the fear that the South felt because this made abolitionists more angry against slavery and they kept producing media and attacks against slavery.

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Date:
1846
What Happened:
After President James Polk sent a bill to Congress asking for funds for the war with Mexico, David Wilmot added an amendment to the bill saying any new territories acquired from Mexico would have slavery be illegal called Wilmot Proviso. The bill passed the House but did not pass the Senate.
North's Opinion:
The North liked this because it helped prevent slavery, and if these states joined the union they would be anti-slavery, but the bill did not pass so they were not happy.
South's Opinion:
Representatives from the South hated this bill because they believed that congress had no say in where people could bring their property.

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Date:
1849
What Happened:
Congress could not agree on if California would be a free state or be a slave state. Southerners proposed a bill to extend the Missouri compromise line all the way to the Pacific but the northerners rejected it. California decided to join the union as a free state but the southerners rejected their proposal. After this they made no progress on California's application and the South began talks of secession.
North's Opinion:
At first the north was very happy and willing to let California in as a free state but were angered when the southerners would not vote California in.
South's Opinion:
The south is angry with the result of no compromise, and believe the admission of California would overturn congress and eliminate slavery.

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Date:
January 21st 1850
What Happened:
Henry Clay, a senator from Kentucky came up with a compromise for the California dilemma. He said that California would join the union but, New Mexico and Utah would be able to choose if they wanted to be free states or slave states. Another part of this compromise was the fugitive slave law. This law made any slave who escaped slavery and went north would have to be returned to their master. The compromise was accepted. The fugitive slave law also said anybody who helps a runaway slave is in legal trouble.
North's opinion:
The north did not like this because they did not want to enforce this law. Some places just didn't enforce it at all.
South's Opinion:
The South was mad that the North was not enforcing this law and many slave owners hired slave catchers to catch slaves because the North wasn't enforcing it.

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Date:
The book began writing in 1851, published in 1852
What Happened:
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a novel written by Harriet Beecher about a slave being whipped to death by his master. The inspiration behind the book came from a vision. The passages that follow up this book that was released in newsletters also spoke about the moral issues of slavery. This book became an instead success.
North's Opinion:
Many Northerners did not know about the cruelty and this novel made more people join the abolitionist cause.
South's Opinion:
All Southerners despised this book and its author, opposite of the North's opinion.

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Date:
1854
What Happened:
The United States wanted to run a railroad to California and to do that they wanted to open the Kansas and Nebraska Territories to settlers. The Kansas-Nebraska Act made Kansas and Nebraska official territories, eliminated the Missouri Compromise, and left the decision to free slaves up to voters from the states. The bill passed and many people came to the territories. Most were farmers but some moved there to help stop or to help spread slavery. 2 years later violence broke out between the abolitionists and slaveowners. This even lead to violence in Congress where Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina beat Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts nearly to death with a cane.
North's Opinion:
The North believed that this act of violence reflected the entirety of the South and how they are reckless and violent.
The South's Opinion:
The Southerners loved what Preston Brooks did and awarded him with new canes and applauded him for what he did.

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Date:
1857
What Happened:
This was a supreme court case where Dred Scott fought for his freedom by saying since he went to Wisconsin where slavery was outlawed he is a free man even though he returned with his master to Missouri. The court had to decide if he was even a citizen, and had to decide if this made him a free man. The court's decision said that he was not a citizen and did not have the right to go to the supreme court. They also decided that any African-American free or enslaved was not a citizen and did not have rights.
North's Opinion:
Many northerners were shocked by this ruling and were not happy and were called a wicked and false judgment.
South's Opinion:
The South was very happy with this ruling because it solved the issue of slavery in the territories for slave owners.

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Date:
1858
What Happened:
Abraham Lincoln was nominated to run for senator in Illinois. Lincoln's opponent was Senator Stephen Douglas. Stephen believed the nation could be half free, half slave but Lincoln challenged him to debate that idea. Lincoln believed slavery should be abolished. Lincoln ended up losing this election.
North's Opinion:
The northerners that were anti-slavery were probably disappointed in this election.
South's Opinion:
The south probably liked that Douglas won because of his opinion on slavery.

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Date:
1859
What Happened:
John Brown decided not to keep waiting on Congress and decided to seize the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. John Brown wanted to use to guns there to arm slaves and end slavery. John Brown's raid was not successful, and many of his men were killed and he was sentenced to death by hanging after this event.
North's Opinion:
Many Northerners thought highly of Brown and liked what he did.
South's Opinion:
Southerners were filled with fear after this attack and were worried another attack might happen.

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Date:
1860
What Happened:
Abraham Lincoln was elected president after only receiving only 40% of the popular vote. Unlike most elections this election had 3 main candidates instead of 2. His other 2 opponents was a democrat from the north, and a democrat from the south. In many places in the south he wasn't even on the ballot.
North's Opinion:
Most northerners were happy that an anti-slavery president was elected.
South's Opinion:
The south became fearful for the future of slavery due to the North have more power in the government than the South.

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Date:
December 20th 1860
What Happened:
After the election, Lincoln made it clear that he wanted to end slavery. On December 20th, 1860 because of Lincoln's opinion on slavery, delegates met in Charleston, South Carolina to discuss the session. They voted and decided to leave the union. After this 6 more states left and they assembled the Confederate States of America.
North's Opinion:
The North wanted the South to peacefully return to the union and just have slavery end.
South's Opinion:
The South was very happy and celebrated their advancement of leaving the union.

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Date:
April 12th, 1861
What Happened:
On April 12th, 1861 the Confederates began fire on a federal fort in Charleston Harbor. The firing lasted 30 hours with the fort finally surrendering to the Confederates. This was the beginning of the civil war.
North's Opinion:
The North was furious at the South for this attack and decided to declare war on them.
South's Opinion:
The South felt patriotic about this military victory and was ready for war.