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The south was in minority. They no longer had the power to shape policies. They feared that congress would abolish slavery. States in the South decided to succede from the Union.

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Abraham Lincoln is Elected as President:

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Abraham Lincoln is Elected as President:

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The entire republican party was behind Lincoln. But, the democratic party was split in factions.

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Lincoln forced Douglas to publicly explain his stance on the issue of slavery. Lincoln left a lasting impression on the north, where support for abolition was gaining momentum.

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The Court Ruled that, Scott’s stay in Wisconsin could not have made him a free man, because the Missouri Compromise itself was unconstitutional. And he could not sue his owner because he was a slave, not a citizen.

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The violence in Kansas led Massachusetts senator, Charles Sumner to hurl insults on southern senators who he felt were, “compelling a hateful embrace of slavery.” One of the Southern senators nephews attacked him with a cane, giving him permenant damage.

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Pro Slavery, "Border Ruffians" targeted and attacked abolitionists in Kansas. Jayhawking abolitionists attempted to terrorise pro-slavery families.

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Stephen A. Douglass proposed a bill to organize the territories of Kansas and Nebraska into states. This Kansas-Nebraska Act would bring the nation closer to civil war that ever before, as both pro and slavery groups rushed into the territory in hopes of swinging the vote.

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The Northerners did not appreciate the Act because it was a law that required that they themselves participate in the capture of suspected runaway slaves.

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In attemt to please both the North and South
#1 - California would be admitted as a free state.
#2 - New Mexico and Utah would be allowed to vote for themselves.
#3 - Slave markets would be banned in Washington, D.C.
#4 - The Fugitive Slave Act would be implemented.

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Some northerners assisted fugitive slaves in escaping from their masters. They felt that slavery was wrong and they tolerated the behavior. The Southerners condemned the practice because they felt a runaway slave was lost property.

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Southerners wanted to silence the abolitionists, so the Northerners called the "Gag Rule". In 1831, there was a rebellion resulting in the deaths of 51 southerners. The issue of slavery was ignored for the next 10 years.

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If Missouri was added as a slave state, there would be a slave state past the Ohio River. If it was a free state, they would have a voting majority. Missouri would become a slave state and slavery would not be spread North of the 36th parallel.