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Major Slavery Legislation (1800-1860)
Law: Northwest Ordinance (1787) ,[object Object],[object Object]
Law: Constitution ends Slave Importation (1808) ,[object Object]
Law: Missouri Compromise (1820) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Event: Vessey Revolt (1822) ,[object Object]
Event: Turner Revolt (1831) ,[object Object]
Law: Wilmot Proviso (1846) ,[object Object],[object Object]
Law: Compromise of 1850 ,[object Object],[object Object]
Law: Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) ,[object Object],[object Object]
Event: Bleeding Kansas (1856) ,[object Object]
Law: Dred Scot Decision (1857) ,[object Object],[object Object]
Event: John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry (1859) ,[object Object],[object Object]
Event: Lincoln’s Election (1860) As Abraham Lincoln was declared the winner of the 1860 election, South Carolina decided to secede. Lincoln received no electoral votes from any state in the South. Lincoln was adamant that the United States could not exist half slave and half free-1858 House Divided Speech
System Breakdown Know Nothings -Northern, born in America Republicans -Opposed slavery -New England, Protestant, Former Know-Nothing members Southern Democrats -Favored Expanding Slavery -South-experiencing expansion in economy and business Northern Democrats -Favor Popular sovereignty -Northern Urban Catholics

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  • 13. Event: Lincoln’s Election (1860) As Abraham Lincoln was declared the winner of the 1860 election, South Carolina decided to secede. Lincoln received no electoral votes from any state in the South. Lincoln was adamant that the United States could not exist half slave and half free-1858 House Divided Speech
  • 14. System Breakdown Know Nothings -Northern, born in America Republicans -Opposed slavery -New England, Protestant, Former Know-Nothing members Southern Democrats -Favored Expanding Slavery -South-experiencing expansion in economy and business Northern Democrats -Favor Popular sovereignty -Northern Urban Catholics