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Compromise of 1850

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California comes in as a free state, Fugitive Slave Act, Slave trade is banned in DC, Popular Sovereignty for New Mexico Territory.

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Fugitive Slave Act

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Fugitives not entitled to trial by jury, if caught helping a slave could be fined or imprisoned.

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Personal Liberty Laws

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Slaves new guaranteed trial by jury, not allowed to imprison runaways.

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Underground Railroad

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Network or system to aid escaping slaves. Harriet Tubman helped.

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852)

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Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. A novel about the evils of slavery.

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Popular Sovereignty

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Right or residence of a territory to vote for or against slavery.

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Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)

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Gave popular sovereignty to residents of Kansas and Nebraska.

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Border Ruffians

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Residents of Missouri. Pro slavery people from Missouri coming in to Kansas to vote.

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“Bleeding Kansas” (1856)

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Violence in Kansas. 200 people were killed over slavery.

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Nativism

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Favoring Native born Americans over immigrants.

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The American Party (Formed in 1854)

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Also known as the Know-Nothings. Against immigrants and Catholics.

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Free Soil Party (1848)

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Against expansion of slavery, wanted land for free white working men because worked the land there would be no jobs for hire.

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Republican Party (formed in 1854)

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Stop the spread of slavery. Elected John Fremont.

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Scott V Sandford (1857)

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1857 supreme court case. Court ruled Dredd Scott had no right to sue because he was not a citizen and also said they could take property whenever they want.

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Lecompton Constitution (1857)

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Pro slavery people in Kansas writing constitution legalizing slavery, but got rejected.

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Lincoln-Douglas Debates (1858)

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Senate race between Lincoln and Douglas. Main topic over slavery. Douglas believed in Popular Sovereignty and Lincoln believed in no expansion of slavery. Douglas wins.

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Harper’s Ferry Raid (1859)

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John Brown leads raid to end slavery, failed raid. Brown executed for treason.

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Election of 1860

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4 candidates. Lincoln wins with 40 percent.

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Seccession

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Formal withdrawal from the union. South California first goes.(people who leave South CA, Tex, Louisiana, Alabama, and Georgia.)

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Confederate States of America

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Located in Montgomery Alabama then later moved to Richmond. Jefferson Davis elected as president.

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Lincoln’s 1st Inaugural Address

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Lincoln tries to be friendly with the south to get them to come back into the union

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Fort Sumter

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First shots of the war April 12, 1861. Located in South CA. Union surrendered fort to confederates.

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Henry Clayy

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Proposed compromise of 1850.

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Millard Filmore

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President #13. Ran as a Know-Nothing Member.

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Stephen Douglas

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Proposed Popular Sovereignty. Ran against Lincoln in 1858.

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James Buchanan

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President #15. President when succession began. Only president to never be married from Pennsylvania.

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John Brown

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John and son’s kill 5 men in Kansas.

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Charles Sumner

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Attacked with can by Preston Brooks.

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Franklin Pierce

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President #14. Filmore Gadsden purchase happened during his term. Scott V Sanford.

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Roger Tayney

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Chief justice in Scott V Sanford Case.

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Abraham Lincoln

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President #16. View on slavery wasn’t to get rid of it, but to stop the expansion of it. First Republican president.

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Jefferson Davis

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Confederate President

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Robert E. Lee

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Originally U.S. soldier then later joined confederate army as a Confederate General.

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