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The Compromise of 1850 - What was decided, why was it significant, what happened to California |
With the Compromise of 1850, California's able to enter the Union as a free state. The rest of the Mexican Cession was divided into two territories Utah and New Mexico - where the of whether to allow slavery would be decided by popular sovereignty |
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Uncle Tom's Cabin - who wrote it, what was it about |
Uncle Tom's Cabin was an anti-slavery novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe |
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Bleeding Kansas - what caused it, what happened, why was it important |
Kansas had two opposing governments, and the population was angry. In 1856 of pro-slavery grand jury in Kansas charged leaders of the anti-slavery government with treason. John Brown was from New England, but he and some of his sons had moved to Kansas In 1855. On the night of May 24th 1856 Brown and his man killed five pro-slavery men in Kansas what became known as the Pottawatomie massacre. |
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The Dred Scott decision - what was the outcome, why was it important |
Dred Scott sued for Freedom after his master dies |
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Raid at Harpers Ferry who led the raid, why did it occur, what happened, what did Southerners think |
In 1858 John Brown tried to start an uprising Kama he wants to attack the federal Arsenal Virginia and seized weapons there. He plans to arm local slaves. John Brown expected kill or take hostage white Southerners who stood in his way. John Brown's raid began when he and his men took over the Arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, and hope starting a new slave Rebellion |
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Election 1816 - who want it why was it significant call me why did Southerners fear Lincoln |
Americans prepare for another presidential election 1860. Northern Democrats shows Senator Stephen Douglas and Southern Democrats show the Vice President John C Breckinridge. But it turned out that Lincoln appealed to more party members. A moderate who was against the spread of slavery Lincoln promised not to abolish slavery were already existed. |
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The union - which region was the Union, what were the goals of Union Army, main leaders |
North, defeat the South and Abraham Lincoln |
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Advantage of the Union - list advantages |
The North had more what population, railroad miles comma Industrial establishments and Abraham Lincoln The South had better strategy, known land and didn't have to move north |
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The Confederacy - which region was the Union, what were the goals of the Confederate Army, leaders |
The South, make a new country and |
