Civil War - a war between the Northern and Southern States, Compromise of 1850 - made California a free state; Utah & New Mexico voted on slavery, Fugitive Slave Act - escaped slaves would be returned to owner; made it illegal to help slaves, Uncle Tom's Cabin - fictional book about slavery that convinced many to end it, Harriet Beecher Stow - author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, Kansas Nebraska Act - act that allowed Kansas and Nebraska territories to vote on slavery , Bleeding Kansas - a result of the Kansas Nebraska Act; caused bloodshed due to the disagreements over slavery, John Brown - a radical abolitionist who used violence to try and end slavery, Dred Scott Decision - Supreme Court established that slaves were property, not citizens, Lincoln Douglas Debates - presidential debates between Abraham Lincoln and Steven Douglas in the Election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln - wanted to prevent the spread of slavery as president, South Carolina - crybaby state that seceded(left) from the United States after Lincoln became president, secede - to leave, Northern States - did not rely on slavery, states that industrialized , Southern States - dependent on slavery, agriculture (farming) economy,

Causes of the Civil War

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