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The Senate committee needed to think of something to keep the citizens together. They agreed that Lincoln can't interfere with slavery in the South.

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11) Abraham Lincoln is Elected as President

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11) Abraham Lincoln is Elected as President

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Lincoln is elected president, but in an odd election. The Southerners are no longer the majority of the population.

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Abraham Lincoln and Senator Douglas were opponents running for the position of Senate. Lincoln believed that slavery isn't good and it should be abolished, while Douglas believed otherwise. Lincoln lost the election, but his words left everyone thinking.

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In 1857, the slavery controversy about a slave names Dred Scott was led to the Supreme Court. Scott wanted win his freedom, and the court said he can't sue for his freedom because he isn't a US citizen.

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The violence in Kansas upset-ted the congressmen and many made wrong accusations about senator Douglas and how he may have been working with the Southerners all along.

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After the Kansas- Nebraska act passed settlers poured into Kansas; people who came for farmland, people who opposed slavery and people who supported slavery. The struggle over slavery became violent and armed invaders burnt a hotel, looted several and much more.

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Senator Stephen A. Douglas made a law that the settlers of Kansas get to decide whether they oppose or support slavery This is called popular sovereignty or role by people.

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Everyone was unhappy with the new law; the Northerners didn't want to enforce the act, and Southerners felt that the act didn't ensure the return of their slaves. Some slaves decided to run far way to Canada, as some decided to fight if they got caught.

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On January 21, 1850, Henry Clay finds something for everyone in his compromise. California would become a free state, meanwhile New Mexico and Utah can chose whether to allow slavery. In addition, Washington DC would not be allowed to trade their slaves.

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Slaves for an owner was seen as property and when people in the North to help them escape, they were frustrated because their "property" would go away. These slave owners demanded a law to help recapture their slaves.

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The Second Great Awakening opened up the Missouri incident again. Leaders in the 1820's and 1830's promised that those who did the God's work will be blessed, and for some Americans Lord's work is the abolition of slavery.

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The big question in 1820 was if Missouri should be a free or slave state. The decision Congress made was that Missouri will be a slave state and Maine will be a free state.