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Page 1: Frederick Douglass Escaped slave A leader of the anti-slavery group in Mass. Published a newspaper called the North Star. He worked for African American
Page 2: Frederick Douglass Escaped slave A leader of the anti-slavery group in Mass. Published a newspaper called the North Star. He worked for African American

Frederick Douglass• Escaped slave

• A leader of the anti-slavery group in Mass.

• Published a newspaper called the “North Star.”

• He worked for African American rights and was against slavery.

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Missouri Compromise1820

• Maine enters as a “free state”, and Missouri enters a “slave state.”

• Desire to maintain balance of free and slave states as more states entered the union. ??

• Imaginary line drawn for slavery 36º 30º latitude line prohibited slavery north of the line (south of line could have slavery).

• Eased tensions- neither side happy

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Compromise of 1850• The Compromise of 1850 was a group of laws

passed by Congress. (Henry Clay’s idea)

• 1. California enters as a “free state”. • 2. Mexican Cession was divided into two-

territories( Utah, New Mexico) and popular sovereignty would decide whether they were free or not.

• 3. Stricter Fugitive Slave Law.• 4. Forbid buying and selling of slaves in the

District of Columbia. Eased tensions/neither happy

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Personal Liberty Laws

• Fugitive Slave Law= citizens had to help federal officers catch runaway slaves.

• Legislatures in the Northern states passed personal liberty laws: forbid people to help slave owners find runaway slaves.

• This made enforcing the Fugitive Slave Law almost impossible.

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin1852

• Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book called, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which reflected her hatred of slavery.

• It became popular in the North (300,000 copies sold), but banned in the South.

• Southerners accused that the views about slavery were exaggerated.

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Kansas Nebraska Act 1854

• Stephen A. Douglas wanted to build railroad through the Kansas Nebraska Territory-makes deal with the South

• Allow slavery in K &N territory? • Popular Sovereignty would be used to

decide slavery in K&N territories.• Ended Missouri Compromise/both sides

unhappy! Violence erupts!

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Republican Party1854

• formed in1854-determined to stop the spread of slavery in the territories.

• Strength in the North

• Lost election of 1856-not enough strength to win majority of electoral votes

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Bleeding Kansas

• Race to see who would settle Kansas first, the abolitionists, or the proslavery settlers.

• They did this so they could vote for or against Kansas being a free or slave state(popular sovereignty).

• In May of 1856, proslavery settlers attacked the free-soil headquarters.

• 200 people were killed, given the name “Bleeding Kansas”.

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Dred Scott Decision 1857

• Dred Scott was a slave, was brought from Missouri to a free state(IL,WI).

• When his owner died, Scott sued the court to become a free man.

•Supreme Court Ruled:1. slaves were property2. slaves could not sue in court3. slavery was legal anywhere-all territories

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John Brown at Harper’s Ferry 1859

• Slavery became the most important issue (late 1850’s).

• John Brown dreamed of freeing all Southern slaves.

• Took over federal arsenal (guns and ammo). at Harper’s Ferry, where he tried to lead a

rebellion(held out for 2 days)/lost and was hanged.

• Many viewed the attack as being foolish, but others saw Brown as a hero!

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Election of Lincoln1860

• Democratic vote split between Douglass and Breckinridge (favored secession)

• Northern Demos voted Douglas• Southern Demos voted Breckinridge• New party: Constitutional Union Party

nominated John Bell• Lincoln (Republican) wins in electoral college

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Secession1860

• Dec. 20, 1860,South Carolina drops out of the Union

• MS, FL, AL, TX, GA, LA

• February 1861-6 other states leave the Union

• Jefferson Davis elected President

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Fort Sumter1861

• Federal fort in S.C.

• Confederacy took over fort April 12, 1861

• Lincoln sends reinforcements

• First shots fired by South

• Civil War starts

• VA, TN, AK, NC-leave the Union

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WIO Causes of the Civil War Spectrum

Make a spectrum on your paper from and Least to Most. List List the 13 events that lead to the American Civil War on the spectrum and a one sentence summary of the event and whyit caused high/low tensions

Most tension/upset

Least/Eased tensions

Middle of conflict

Write a one sentence summary of each issue

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