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The Underground Railroad were routes that abolitionists would take escaped slaves so that they could be free.

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Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and helped free slaves in the states.

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After Charles Sumner, an abolitionist Republican from Massachusetts, called out Preston Brooks, democrat from South Carolina, for his support on pro-slavery, Brooks attacked Sumner with a walking cane and only ended up being fined for $300.

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Winfield Scott was considered a war hero in the War of 1812 and he was the candidate running against Franklin Pierce in the Election of 1812. He supported anti-slavery and that's the reason why he lost to Pierce.

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Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the USA and was a supporter of slavery. He is one of the biggest reasons why the Civil War occured.

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The Election of 1852 was a presidential campaign against Franklin Pierce and Winfield Scott. Pierce was an anti-abolitionist and he eventually won the election.

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Abraham Lincoln was a great cause of the Civil War because he was against slavery in the states.

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Bleeding Kansas was an act of terrorism in Kansas. Kansas had collapsed into war because of the controversy around pro-slavery and anti-slavery. About 200 people were killed in the war.

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act was an act that repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty. It also led to a violet uprising known as "Bleeding Texas".

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Uncle Tom's Cabin was a book published by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852. It covered the harsh reality of what these slaves were going through.

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The True Story Behind 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' The Book that Rocked Pre-Civil War America

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The Fugitive Slave Act made it a crime to help runaway slaves and allowed officials to arrest those slaves in free states.

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Sound Smart: The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 | History

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The Compromise of 1850 made the Fugitive Slave Act amended and the slave trade in Washington D.C was abolished.

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The Free-Soil Party was a short-lived coalition political party in the United States. The party was largely focused on the single issue of opposing slavery.

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John Brown caused the event known as Bleeding Kansas, where more than 200 people were killed. His intentions were good, as he was an abolitionist, but he was eventually executed for his unprofessional ways.