Causes of the Civil War

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This law said Americans could not help runaway slaves and made the government take an active role in finding and returning escaped slaves.

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Fugitive Slave Act

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This political party formed in opposition to slavery expanding west.

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Free-Soilers

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Uncle Tom's Cabin was written shortly after this law was passed: Missouri Compromise, Fugitive Slave Act, Kansas Nebraska Act, Dred Scott Case

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Fugitive Slave Act

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This political party formed in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act

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Republicans

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This law allowed slavery to expand in the West through popular sovereignty.

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Kansas Nebraska Act

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The Supreme Court Justice who wrote the court's decision on Dred Scott is

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Taney

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This was authored by Henry Clay in 1820.

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Missouri Compromise

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This law sparked three years of violence in the Midwest.

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Kansas Nebraska Act

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This event said Congress could not prohibit (stop) slavery anywhere in the United States.

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Dred Scott Case

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This man raided an arsenal in order to arm slaves to start a rebellion in Virginia.

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John Brown