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missouri compromise
recognized Maine as a non-slave state and Missouri as a slave state simultaneously. -
compromise of 1850
despite allowing the some recently acquired territories to choose their own course on slavery, the united states recongnized california as a "free" (no slavery) state. -
uncle tom's cabin published
the book Uncle Tom's cabin was released in print. when the book was released, and in the first week of publication, over 10,000 copies of the two-volume set were sold. -
fugitive slave act
teh 31st united states congress on september 18 1850 as a part of the q850 compromise between northern free-soilers and southern slave interests. -
kansas-nebraska act
allowed slavery to be introduces into the territories of kansas and nebraska indicated in orange. -
dred scott case
maintained the legitimacy of slavery in american territories rejected the legitimacy of black citizenship in the country and ruled that the missuri compromise was unconsitiutional. -
south carolina secedes
the delegates decided to have south carolina secede from the confederacy that was names the united states of America. -
john brown's raid on harpers ferry.
the raid claimed the lives of sixteen person, ten of whom were browns men -
election of 1860
with slightly less then 40% of the total 1,866,452 election votes and 180 popular vote.