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Slavery was the main cause of the Civil War. The slaves rights were striped from them which angered them.

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The Compromise of 1850 was mainly put in place by Henry Clay. The compromise settled most disputes between free and slave countries.

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The Fugitive Slave Act allowed slave who have runaway to free states to be captured and brought back to their masters. Many slaves thought this was unfair because they had rightfully earned freedom.

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Slaves brought sympathy to writer which caused them to speak out on the wrongdoing of slavery through writing. They also used runaway slaves experiences in their writing.

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Slavery was the main issues that needed to be supported along with the compromise. Franklin pierce supported the Compromise and the Fugitive Slave Act which got him more attention.

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President Pierce's plan to divide the Louisiana territory into two parts to decide on their opinion of slavery. 

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The controversy of slavery started affecting everyone. Violence began breaking out and they took it out on the city of Lawrence.

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He was a slave who's slave owner died after taking him to live in a free country for a little bit, and he argued that he should be free. After the hearing a lawyer Abraham Lincoln stated that the next court hearing would decrease the chances of banning slavery.

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Lincoln  wanted to abolish slavery and his opponent Douglas criticized him for wanting blacks to be equal.

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John Brown led his men on to a ferry to raid it and to get slaves to join his army. The slaves didn't want to join because they were afraid of punishment. Brown was captured then found guilty of treason.

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Lincoln won the election. He believed that every body should have their rights no matter the skin color.

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Lincoln told the states he would continue to let slavery happen but said it would eventually die out which angered citizens.

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Democrats were in a hole because they supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act, so they had to choose a candidate with no political experience.