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North had factories and the South had raw materials. Southerners were very loyal to the south and wanted slavery to expand to the West.

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The big question was should slavery be allowed in the west. The compromise made slavery outlawed above the 36,30 line.

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The South produced 75% of the worlds cotton and wanted to sell it to other countries. The government imposed tariffs the Southerners were angry.

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After gold was discovered, California quickly became a state but there was no other state to balance out a slave state and free state. So the government passed the fugitive slave act.

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This was an Anti-Slavery novel. The book revealed the horrors of slavery and caused many Americans to become abolitionists.

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Created for the purpose of combating the expansion of slavery. Its slogan was: Free soil, free labor, free men!

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The Missouri Compromise was canceled and popular sovereignty was used to see if the state would be free or slave. Both sides of activists traveled to sway the vote and violence broke out.

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Dred Scott, a black slave believed that he was free since his master brought him to free territory. His case was brought to supreme court and he was denied freedom.

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Harpers Ferry was the largest arsenal in the South. John planned to storm the arsenal with his sons and an army of slaves to kill all of the slave owners in the south. His plan failed because no slaves came to help him.

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Republican Abraham Lincoln wins the election. This was the last straw for the South.

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The Southern States secede from the United States. They call themselves the Confederacy.

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