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| Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe |
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| a book that changed many peoples opinions of slavery in the north. (to anti-slavery) |
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| or the Border War was a series of violent political confrontations in the United States involving anti-slavery "Free-Staters" and pro-slavery "Border Ruffian", or "southern yankees" elements in Kansas between 1854 and 1861, including "Bleeding Congress" |
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| an abolitionist who attempted to free slaves but failed b/c of lack of communication. |
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| John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry was an effort by white abolitionist John Brown to initiate an armed slave revolt in 1859 by taking over a United States arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. |
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| A Missouri slave sued for his freedom, claiming that his four year stay in the northern portion of the Louisiana Territory made free land by the Missouri Compromise had made him a free man. The U.S, Supreme Court decided he couldn't sue in federal court because he was property, not a citizen. |
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| A series of seven debates. The two argued the important issues of the day like popular sovereignty, the Lecompton Constitution and the Dred Scott decision. One of the two won these debates, but the other's position in these debates helped him win in the 1860 presidential election. |
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| Confederate States of America |
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| Name adopted by the 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed their own country during the Civil War |
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| designed to appease South; said slavery was prohibited north of the 36 degree 30' line; south of that slavery was given federal protection; President Lincoln rejected these amendments. Last ditch attempt to restore status quo at thirty-six thirty |
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| Charles Brooks/Preston Brooks/Incident on the Senate Floor |
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| hahahahahaha...Preston got pissed at Charles for something he said so he beat the living crap out of Charles with a cane!! |
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