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The Missouri Compromise took place in 1820 after the Louisiana Purchase. Congress had to decide if the new states would be free states or slave states. In order to solve this problem, Henry Clay wrote the Missouri Compromise which stated that any territory below the Mason Dixon line would be a slave state and anything above would be a free state. However, this was a flawed plan, because states may want to have slaves despite their location, and slave states may want to be free states when they’re below the Mason Dixon line. The US also tried to balance the amount of each kind of state, but there may be more states above the line, or more below the line.

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Nathaniel “Nat” Turner was a black American slave who led the only effective, sustained slave rebellion in August 1831 within US history. He was born on the plantation of Benjamin Turner in Virginia, who allowed him to learn how to read, write, and learn a religion. Turner became a passionate preacher and leader of the African American slaves on Benjamin Turner’s plantation. In his Southampton County neighborhood, he was “chosen by God” to lead them out of bondage. Because of the Solar Eclipse In 1831, Nat Turner was convinced that the time has come to rise against slavery. He then enlisted four people in the area to help him with the uprising rebellion. An insurrection was planned and later carried out when he and six other slaves killed the Travis family, and accessed weapons and horses. Afterwards, he enlisted approximately 75 other slaves in a disorganized insurrection which killed 51 white people. After this rebellion, Nat Turner successfully hid nearby for six weeks until he was found and hung after his conviction at Jerusalem, Virginia along with 16 others that followed him. With Turner’s death came fear in Southerners which therefore ceased the organized emancipation movement within that region and resulted in even harsher laws against slaves. It also deepened the schism between slave holders and free soilers that would further influence the Civil War.

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With the annexation of Texas and gaining land from the Mexican-American War, the US re-examined the issue of slavery. In order to help write the Compromise of 1850, Henry Clay came out of retirement. When it passed, people believed the issue of slavery would finally be resolved. After a territory applies to become a state, they can decide if they allow slaves. However, it also included the Fugitive Slave Act, which became a new problem.

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The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was passed to ensure the return of slaves to their owners. The conflict in this is that Northerners didn’t want to assist in the search and return of Fugitive slaves since they were already against slavery. The Fugitive Slave Act enforced punishment to those who helped slaves escape, along with punishment to the fugitive slave.

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a book about a slave named Tom, who saves the life of a little girl. Her grateful father then buys the slave; and Tom becomes the good friend of Eva, the little girl. However, Eva then becomes unhealthy and asks her father to set Tom free. He decides to do so and makes plans, but is then killed. Tom’s new owner, Simon Legree, whips to to death after refusal to divulge the whereabouts of runaway slaves that escaped with the help of his former owners. This book was written by Harriet Stowe in 1851, and the book caused a commotion. Uncle Tom’s Cabin drew emotion out of people, and widened the gap between Northerners and Southerners.

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Missouri Compromise: Moore, Valerie. “Ms. Moore’s Notes”. Accessed 12 April 2019.
Nat Turner’s Rebellion: History.com Editors. “Nat Turner”. History, Published 2 Dec 2009, Last Updated 12 Sep 2018, Accessed 12 April 2019, https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/nat-turner.
Compromise of 1850: Moore, Valerie. “Ms. Moore’s Notes”. Accessed 12 April 2019.
Fugitive Slave Act: Moore, Valerie. “Ms. Moore’s Notes”. Accessed 12 April 2019.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin: Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”. Accessed 12 April 2019.