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fugitive slave law

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James Buchanan

(1857-1861) democrat
*The 15th President of the United States.He tried to maintain a balance between pro-slavery and antislavery factions, but his moderate views angered radicals in both North and South, and he was unable to forestall the secession of South Carolina on December 20, 1860.

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Abraham Lincoln

(1861-1868) Republican - assassinated 1865
*16th President of the United States, saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865

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Republican Party formed
for abolition of slavery

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In 1850, California became the 31st state

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In 1850, California became the 31st state

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Stephen Douglas

Illinois Senator, debated Lincoln, Democrat, popular sovereignty, Kansas-Nebraska Act

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american civil war delaware votes not to secede form the union (1861