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Conflicts & Events Leading to the Civil War

Conflicts & Events Leading to the Civil War. North VS. South Sectionalism at its Core. Compromise of 1850. Henry Clay’s five point plan to end conflict between North & South over slave vs. free states debate 1 st part-California admitted as a free state

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Conflicts & Events Leading to the Civil War

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  1. Conflicts & Events Leading to the Civil War North VS. South Sectionalism at its Core

  2. Compromise of 1850 Henry Clay’s five point plan to end conflict between North & South over slave vs. free states debate 1st part-California admitted as a free state 2nd part-New Mexico territory had NO restrictions on slavery 3rd part-New Mexico-Texas border dispute settled in favor of New Mexico 4th part-Slave trade abolished in District of Columbia 5th part-Stronger fugitive slave law

  3. Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 All citizens (North or South) were required to help catch runaway slaves Anyone aiding a fugitive slave could be fined or imprisoned Slaveholders increased their efforts to capture runaway slaves & sometimes captured free men of color.

  4. Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 Proposal by Stephen Douglas, Illinois senator, to abandon the Missouri Compromise Kansas & Nebraska would be allowed to enter the Union as states Kansas & Nebraska would allow popular sovereignty to decide on if states were free OR slave Passing of the act caused violence between both pro-slavery & ant-slavery groups in Kansas Became known as “Bleeding Kansas”

  5. Harper’s Ferry In late 1859, John Brown & group of abolitionists led raid on an arsenal in Harper’s Ferry, Virginia. Objective of raid was to help arm slaves in rebellion against slaveholders Brown was defeated, captured, and convicted of murder and treason. He was sentenced to death. Brown’s execution served as a further dividing point between abolitionists and Southern pro-slavery groups.

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