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March 3, 1820
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Summary: The Missouri Compromise made it so that Maine became a free state and Missouri became a slave state. For the Senate this maintained the power between the north and the south. The remaining states from the Louisiana Purchase would remain from being slave states.
North Perspective: The northerners dislike the law because it gave new territories to become slave states. Though They felt shouldn't have been slave states, They were happy because the was equality in the congress and senate.
South Perspective: The southerners did not like The Missouri compromise because this compromise allowed congress to make laws about slavery which could work in the unions favor. The part the southerners like about the compromise was that some of the new territories would become slave states.
December 29, 1845
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Summary: Before the Annexation of Texas, Texas was in Mexico. By 1845 Texas was annexed they then became the 20th state in America. The Annexation of Texas was one of the major contributors to the Mexican American war.
North Perspective: The North was angered because of the Annexation of Texas. They were mad because Texas had become a slave state. This ruined the balance and the forces of anti slavery groups.
South Perspective: The South had problems with the Annexation of Texas as well, of which was making anti slavery stronger. They also wanted Texas to be annexed due to it beings slave territory.
January 29, 1850
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Summary: The Compromise of 1850 was a group of 5 documents signed by congress. This stopped a political battle between slave states and free states for terretories from the Mexican- American war.
Northern Perspective: The north gained the most benefits from the Compromise of 1850. Some examples are that California admitted as a free state and much more. It was also good cause it helped northerns catch run away slaves.
Southern Perspective: The south was also very happy because they gained some benefits with the Compromise of 1850 too. Some benefits were that, No slavery restrictions in Utah or New Mexico territories, Texas gets $10 million, Slaveholding permitted in Washington D.C.. As you can see the south got very good benefits from theses documents.
1852
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Summary: Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a book about anti slavery written by an American author named Harriet Beecher Stowe. He was trying to talk about slaves and African Americans and how they were being treated and the attitudes toward them.
North Perspective: The North loved this book case it encouraged more people to speak out against slavery. It was also good cause it was another step to stop slavery in America.
South Perspective: The South didn't like the book because it was encouraging slavery to stop. The south wanted slavery to continue and didn't want people to speak out about it.
May 30, 1854
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Summary: The Kansas-Nebraska Act was created to make the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. This act was passed by the 33rd US Congress on May 30, 1854. This act decided weather to take slavery into there states or not.
North Perspective: The north were not pleased with both what was decided to happen and what and what the outcome was. They didn't like the act because it gave Kansas and Nebraska the liberty to choose( by popular sovereignty) whether to be a slave state or a free state. After, Things like Bleeding Kansas started to increase the tensions in the south and north.
South Perspective: The south was very scared by the consequences of the act. They were happy that Kansas and Nebraska could possibly be slave states. A Lot of bad thing happened such as threats and election frauds happened on both sides. A lot of violence occurred as well and it all led to a lot of increased tension between both sides.
March 6 ,1857
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Summary: The Supreme Court decided that since Dred Scott was a slave that had gone to a free state. He was still no entitled to his freedom. This was because African Americans could never be citizens in America. Dred scott's owners took him to illinois then to wisconsin which was a free territory and this was the reason he sued his owner.
North Perspective: They didn't want slavery. Since Dred Scott was a slave who didn't get his way the might of thought the Supreme Court needed too be more fair.
South Perspective: The south was against Dred Scott. They only believe in the congress and how it should not be able to ban slavery anywhere around the country. The south also wanted to expand slavery.
Oct 16, 1859
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Summary: In 1859, The John Brown Raid happened on Harpers Ferry to make the effort to initiate an armed slave revolt in Southern states by taking over a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. This was all planned by a man named John Brown.
North perspective: The north mostly liked it case he was trying to make an end to slavery. Others didn't like it because it was a very violent way of trying to stop slavery.
South perspective: The south were very angry with the outcome of the John Brown Raid. This made a point to them that in the case of John Browns mentality slavery was very unsafe.
November 6, 1860
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Summary: Abraham Lincoln of the republican party won the election of 1860. All of the Northern states elected him but none of the southern states voted for him but he still still won the election casu the north had more power.
Northern Perspective: They liked how Lincoln was president because he would end up abolishing slavery. Then the North knew that this would be the start to abolishing slavery.
Southern Perspective: The Southerners did not like how Lincoln was president cause they knew he was going to abolish slavery that's why they left the union.
December 20, 1860
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Summary: On November 10, 1860 South Carolina had a meeting on whether they should succeed or not. On December 20, 1860 it was declared the South Carolina had succeeded. After that many more slave states had seceded.
North Perspective: The North was not happy because they wanted the Us to be together rather than be seperated. After, The secession of South Carolina, a lot more southern states seceded from the union to the CSA.
South Perspective: The South loved and supported the secession. One of the main reasons the south supported the secession was because it was preserving the institution of slavery. The south found the north as a threat to slavery and the southern economy depended on slavery.