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the underground railroad was when groups of abolitionists helped slaves to discretly flee to the north. it was incredibly important, because it helped some slaves survive through the events leading up to the civil war

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Uncle Tom's Cabin was a novel written in 1852, and was a story about a slave, and his life going through many masters. the book caused outrage as it was seen as a abolitionist symbol. it was praised by abolitionists and banned by southerners. it informed more people about the conditions being endured by slaves.

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the Kansas-nebraska act was when the territories of kansas and nebraska became states. it upset the balance of slave and free states, and made many southerners angry, causing Bleeding Kansas. this further grew the hatred between southerners and northerners.

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bleeding kansas was a series of violent altercations between southerners and northerners over the issue of slavery and the imbalance of slave states and free states. it was another event that furthered the discourse between the abolitionists and southerners.

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dred Scott was a slave who, after his master died, went to the supreme court with his case to be freed. after ten years of the case, he was denied freedom. this marked a trigger event, because it caused outrage in many abolitionist groups.

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the Lincoln douglas debates were a series of debated in 1858 between john douglas and Abraham Lincoln, mostly concerning slavery.

this event is important because it brought a new perspective on the issues of slavery to the masses.

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the election of 1860 saw Abraham Lincoln elected as president of the united states. this event was important because, as president, Abraham lincoln put into effect the emancipation proclamation, which freed all slaves, north and south.

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john brown was an abolitionist who tried to start a slave revolution in 1859 by raiding harpers ferry, a military outpost in the south. this was seen as one of the first military attacks of the civil war.