Road to the Civil War

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Withdraw from the Union

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Secede

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Compromise of 1850

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Allowed California as a free state, banned slave trade in D.C., tougher Fugitive Slave Law.

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Led anti-slavery raids in Kansas

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John Brown

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Event: Lincoln's campaign, South Carolina secession

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Election of 1860

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Dred Scott

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suing for his freedom

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Kansas-Nebraska Act: Deciding Factor

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Popular Sovereignty

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Supreme Court case ruling: African Americans not citizens, slaves as property

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Dred Scott case

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South before Civil War

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Pro-Slavery

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Election of 1860 Winner

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Abraham Lincoln - Republican

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John Brown's raid purpose

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Start a slave revolt