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The missouri compromise
Since america was split ti was hard admit new states. so Henry clay said that Maine would be a free state and Arkansas would be a slave state -
The Nullification Crisis
it took place in during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, which involved a conflict between South Carolina and the federal government. The south thought thought that the tariffs only helped the north -
compromise of 1850
after the Mexican american was the congress had split views on the new territory- California. Henry clay helped make the grate compromise. He said that it would be admitted as a free slave sate. -
Fugitive slave act
It was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern slave-holding interests and Northern Free states. convinced abolitionist that big things needed to take place in order to stop slavery. -
Dred Scott decision
he was a slave who sued for his freedom. in fact he was the first slave to do this. his case was that since he lived in free territory he should be free. the court said that he was not a citizen and that he was property there for he dose not have rights, he has the rights of a chair is what the thought -
Attack on harpers ferry
john brown wanted for for slaves to fight for their rights. john wanted to capture the arsenal at the army base at harpers ferry. john sent word to gather slaves to join his fight but he was the only one... Him and hos men were captured and 10 were killed. -
The election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln was in this election and won even though he said he would do nothing to stop slavery the southerners don't trust him.
