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The Tallmadge Amendment was an amendment declaring that Missouri could join the union but as a free state. The north favored this proposal because their goal was to create a nation with as many free states as possible. The south heavily protested this amendment knowing that if Missouri became a free state, they would lose the power to block anti-slavery bills and their economy would suffer.

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The Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state but recognized Maine as a free state, this way there were an equal amount of slave states and free states. Neither side of the nation was happy with this "agreement." The Northerners thought of their congress as traitors for allowing the compermise and the Southerners resented the ban on slavery in a part of the Louisiana Territory.

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In 1831 an enslaved man and preacher named Nat Turner went from house to house with 6 other men, killing all the white people they had encountered. This event grew into a rebellion later consisting of 40 enslaved people, killing 55 white people. The south wasn't happy with this rebellion and put "slave codes" in place. These were very strict laws restricting slaves from reading, writing, and meeting without a white person present. Many Northerners thought that this rebellion was necessary to the movement but some didn't think killing was necessary and wanted to abolish slavery peacefully.

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Throughout the 1830's abolishonists tried their hardest to put anti-slavery bills in place. Congress wasn't allowed to interfere with slavery in the states so abolishonists decided to challenge slave laws in the District of Colombia. Instead of trying to figure out how to answer such a question congress decided to silence abolishonists by acting on the "Gag Rule." The Gag Rule restricted abolishonists from debating in congress over slavery. This didn't stop the Northerners from retaliating and the South didn't take it well. The south didn't appreciate the Northern abolishonists "ruining" their ways of life and continued to put strict laws to control the North from stopping slavery.

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Wilmot Proviso proposed that slavery should not be allowed in the Mexican Cession. The Northerners agreed with that statement and knew this would be good for the future of a free nation. The Sourtherners on the other hand weren't happy with this and thought that congress had no place in deciding where slave holders could have property.

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When California applied for statehood the Northerners welcomed it immediatly knowing it would be admitted as a free state. The Southerners thought this was unfair, if California became a free state there would be an unequal number of free states to slave states. This caused an uproar and essentially broke the Missouri Compromise.

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This was a law in which if an enslaved person especaped to a free state, they would have to be brought back to their owners. The Northerners were appaled by this because the magority of them thought that slavery should be illegal and this law would have to go agaisnt their moral beleifs. Southerners didn't exactly disagree with this law but they didn't think that Northerners would take responsibility and follow this law. This led to both sides being dissatisfied.

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Uncle Tom's Cabin was a book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe about the crulty of slavery. This book helped the abolishonist movement gain more traction and turned millions against slavery while the Southerners thought of this book as cursed.

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The Kansas Nebraska act questioned if slavery should be allowed in the new territiories. Congress decided to let the people decide this descision whether they should allow slavery or not. Riots and violence spread rather quickly creating a time called "Bleeding Kansas." This violence also spread to congress when Senator Sumner was beaten by a can eby Rep. Preston when he made a speech against the south. The Northerners were pretty unhaooy with this considering most of the southern states would deem slavery legal. The South was pleased with this act, knowing they'd be allowed to enable slavery within their limits with as little reprocussions as they wanted.

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Dred Scott lived in a free territory and sued in the Supreme Court because he thought he should no longer be considered a slave. The court not only ruled thst he was still enslaved but the court also ruled that all African Americans we're no longer considered citizens of America and didn't hold any rights what so ever. The court also ruled that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional hence proper free and slave state laws were abolished. The North was very unhappy with this and didn't think it was fair to strip all African Americans, even if they were born citizens of their citizenship and rights. The South celebrated this, this descision made it much harder for anti-slavery laws to be put in place.

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The Lincoln Douglas debates were a series of debates between running candidates Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas ranging from Augest 21st to October 15th. During these debates the House of Representitives was extremely divided in terms of laws relating to slavery, and race in general. Northerners protestest against this and made it harder for the south to gain traction. Southerners believed Lincoln was an abolishonist and felt betreyed by any kind of compromisees the two candidates tried to create.

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John Brown was an abolitionist who led a small group to attack Harpers Ferry and forcibly free slaves. This angered both sides. Most Northerners didn't think this level of violence was necessary and the South not only didn't like the way this was handled but also were outraged about their slaves being freed without their permission

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In 1860 Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election. The North was quite happy with this because Lincolns goal was to abolish slavery and they knew hes presidancy would ensure that. The South was very unhappy with this. If slavery were to be abolished their economy would suffer.

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After Abraham Lincoln was elected the South decided to split off from the Union. They called their new "country" the Confederate States of America. They did this to avoid any possible anti-slavery laws that Lincoln could've put in place. The North veiwed this as illegal and treasonous.

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With strong tensions between the North and South, the South decidedf to attack Fort Sumter, South Carolina. The Union was upset because the South wouldn't leave the fort after seceding so the South retaliated. The North was very unhappy about this, hence beginning the Civil War.