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the ways of life were very different for north and south. north had factories and south had farming. south had slavery and north didn't.

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as the u.s grew, people didn't know of they should extend slavery into the west.

Missouri was added as a slave state, and Maine added in as a free state. slavery was banned in all new states above latitude 36'30

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the south produced 75% of the worlds cotton. why should they have to pay taxes to trade with europe? the federal goverment imposed tariffs, this angered southern planters.

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after gold was discovered, California quickly joined the u.s. activists argued if it should be slave or free.

California joined as a free state and the fugitive slave law was passed.

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this was an anti-slavery novel published in 1852. it was written by a house wife who saw the brutality of slavery firsthand, Harreit Beecher Stowe. this book caused many Americans to join the abolition movement.

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the republican party was created for the purpose of combating the expansion of slavery. southerns feared that if a republican became president, they would lose all their slaves.

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the Missouri compromise was canceled. residents in Kansas and Nebraska could hold elections to decide on slavery.

both pro and anti-slavery activists traveled there to vote. both sides claimed victory and violence broke out. many people were killed.

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Dred Scott was a black slave who was sued for his freedom. the case went to the supreme court. the supreme court ruled..
-blacks have no rights in court
-slaves are property
-no more "once free always free"

this decision outraged abolitionists across the country.

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Harpers ferry,Virginia has the largest arsenal weapons of the south. abolitionists John Brown and his sons try to lead a slave rebellion and attack the arsenal. John was caught, found guilty, and executed.

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southern states warned that if a republican won the election they would secede the union. Abraham Lincoln won the election and this was the last straw for the south.

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southern states secede from the union and form a new country. they call themselves, "confederate union of America"