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The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise this was act of slavery that was suppose to fix different types of actions that were happening during this time that the people didn't agree with such as expanding slavery to the south but they were telling the people they were abolishing it and that wasn't what they were doing -
War of Mexico and Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The northerners were upset with the War of Mexico because they accused it of just southerners seeking more land to spread slavery into. -
Wilmot's Proviso
Wilmot's Proviso was showing how much they were trying to end slavery and didn't want anything to do with it They wanted to get rid of slavery everywhere but mexico The north and the south was not getting along because the the south was scared because when the north took control of the senate they believed that they were going to try to do whatever they wanted -
Fugitive Slave Act
Fugitive Slave Act was a act around slavery that was a process that they tried to capture run away slaves .Sometimes even freed slaves would even say that they were free because if you use to say that you were a free slaved you used to get paied more amount of money . Therefore, northerners were very upset because southerners could claim slaves in the north back down to the south. This was when the peak of the underground railroad to Canada occurred as well -
Publishing of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin upset northerners and southerners because this was a story that related to northern. . the southerns thought this was a story that went to far and made slaves look a whole lot worse then it already was that was starting problems .the northern were realizing how hard the slaves had it and the difficulty they were dealing in there life so they looked more towards towards ending slavery -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Kansas Nebraska Act allowed for slavery in all areas because of popular sovereignty. This split northern democrats into two parties each because many believed slavery could not be spread at all, even if the people wanted it. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas started all because the north and the south wanted to get the other side to deal with all there ideas about slavery for the popularity . Pro-slavery Missourians Border Ruffians crossed border to intimidate those voting for Kansas to be a free state, and abolitionists brought their Beecher Bibles to even it out. -
Formation of Republican Party
the northers having a huge out burst towards the bleeding Kansas. the Republican party formed firmly on the belief slavery could not be spread. This party by developed from the Free-soilers. -
Abraham Lincoln vs. Stephan Douglas
During the 1858 election Abraham Lincoln and Stephan Douglas debated the issue of slavery. Abraham Lincoln he thought that slavery should exit where ever he wants it to as of his territory and where he lived but believed it shouldn't spread , but believed more that A house divided against itself wouldnt be a good thing and .Douglas believed it was the people's choice/decision. -
Last Minute Crittenden Compromise
The Crittenden Compromise in 1861 was the last time the north and south tried to work things out . The Crittenden was like the Missouri Compromise, so it would forbid slavery north of the line and protect slavery south of the line. The southerners were actually okay with it because slavery would be spread; however, the northerners were definitely not okay with it because slavery would be spread.
