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The Pottawatomie Massacre happened May 14, 1856 along the Pottawatomie Creek. John Brown and his men killed 5 pro-slavery men in Kansas.

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Because of all of the disagreements eventually led to violence. Charles Sumner personally insulted Andrew Pickens Butler. This caused Preston Brooks to attack Sumner which led to a $300 fine.

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Lincoln would not change slavery in the South, but he said that it could not expand west and would eventually die completely. This angered many southerners.

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This election was a mess because the democrats couldn't decide on a candidate. The northern democrats wanted Stephen Douglas and the southern democrats wanted John Breckenridge since he supported slavery.

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In 1858 John Brown and some men attacked the federal arsenal in Virginia and acquire weapons. He planned to arm the local slaves. He started a rebellion and killed or took hostage any white southerners.

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In 1858 Abraham Lincoln was nominated for the U.S. senate. His opponent was Stephen Douglas. These debates became the famous Lincoln-Douglas Debates.

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The Supreme Court issued a ruling about slavery. This was not good for the country. The Supreme Court reviewed and decided that the case involved a man named Dred Scott.

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Whigs, Democrats, Free-Soilers, and abolitionists joined in 1854 to create the Republican Party. They did this in hope to stop the spread of slavery to the west.

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People moved to Kansas for peace but eventually slavery began to effect everyone.

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President Pierce expressed his want to end slavery which started a new controversy with the southerners.

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Sound Smart: The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 | History

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Franklin Pierce was elected in 1852 and promised to honor the Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act.

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Abolitionists from the north used stories from fugitive slaves like James Hamlet and Anthony Burns.

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This act made it illegal to help slave run away. This allowed officials able to arrest slaves in free areas.

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1. California would enter the Union States
2. Slave trade ends in the nation's capital
3. More effective slave law passed.