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An unsuccessful bill proposed by David wilmot that sought to prohibit slavery in certain states. This angered certain southern states and was later reintroduced and passed making the south really mad causing turmoil that ended up causing the the civil war

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The Underground Railroad was a means of escape for slaves from their masters and plantations through hiding and avoiding detection. Harriet Tubman was one of the first to escape and led about 17 successful Underground Railroad trips. This greatly impacted the south in their fight during the civil war and weakened their forces as many of the soldiers were slaves

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This compromised allowed for a treaty that permitted both benefits for southern slave owners and northern abolitionists. The flexibility brought to slaves in this compromise especially the 3/5ths compromise benefited the north as it allowed for more voting power against southern beliefs. This angered the south and was one of the causes for the civil war.

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Popular sovereignty allowed people to enter Kansas and persuade the citizens to vote for their cause. This in turn caused the civil war as it raised turmoil between the northern and southern states

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This act required captured slaves to be returned to the masters no matter if they were in a free slave state. This greatly affected the civil war as it strengthened the south and left the north angry at the decision being made against slaves.

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This act allowed for the formation of Kansas and Nebraska. This brought in 2 new states which allowed for popular sovereignty and ended up causing bleeding Kansas which is a cause of the civil war as it was a time of great distress.

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A series of violent guerilla warfare between pro and anti slave forces. This was almost a pre war between the two opposing forces which ended up escalating causing the civil war.

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This decision denied citizenship to that of slaves and it deemed the Missouri compromise unconstitutional. This cause great discontent for the north as it suppressed slaves and this caused turmoil ultimately causing the war.

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Lincoln and Douglas engaged in a series of 7 debates with thousands of spectators. Although Lincoln lost his position as a highly ranked individual allowed him to become a very impactful force to come ultimately making it a cause of the civil war.

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One of the most pivotal presidential elections. Lincoln won and became the 16th president which put his leadership skills to the test by having him lead during the civil war.

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Marked the official beginning to the civil war. This led to the loss of 620,000 Americans and freed 3.9 million enslaved people from bondage.

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Forces under Gen. Jackson besieged 13,000 men at Harpers Ferry’s. This was the largest surrender of American troops until ww2