Causes of the Civil War by Violet Naumann

The Compromise of 1850

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It compromised most disputes between free and slave states.

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The Fugitive Slave Act made it illegal to help runaway slaves and allowed officials to arrest slaves in free areas.

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A series of violent confrontations in Kansas.

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Democrat Franklin Pierce defeated Whig Winfield Scott in the 1852 presidential election.

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Even though he lived in a free state and territory he was not free.

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Abolitionists in the North used the stories of fugitive slaves like James Hamlet and Anthony Burns to gain sympathy for their cause.

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Ever since entering Congress, Steven Douglas had supported the idea of building a rail road to the Pacific Ocean.

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Antislavery and pro-slavery groups rushed their supporters to Kansas.

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This attack killed over 150 unarmed men and boys.

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The California gold rush causes such a rapid population growth the California applied to join the Union as a state instead of as a territory.

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The Sack of Lawrence made John Brown determined to "fight fire with fire" and to "strike terror in the hearts of the pro-slavery people."

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Brooks used a walking cane to to beat Sumner unconscious.

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Lincoln won the election against Douglas, Breckinridge, and Bell.