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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Book by Harriet Beecher Stowe, sparked the Civil War, banned in the South
The Impending Crisis of the South
Book by Hinton R. Helper, argued nonslaveholding whites suffered most, banned in the South
Bleeding Kansas
Conflict between Free Soilers and Proslavery advocates, led to divided governments and constitutions
Lecompton Constitution
Kansas constitution from proslavery advocates, divided Kansas and Congress due to corrupt votes
Brooks/Sumner Clash
Brooks beat Sumner unconscious in Congress with a cane after taunting
Dred Scott Decision
Supreme Court ruled black slaves as property, no citizenship, and slavery allowed in all states
Panic of 1857
Economic downturn with inflated currency, Crimean war, and grain scarcity
Harpers Ferry
John Brown's raid to spark a slave revolution, ended in his execution
1860 Election
Lincoln won, sparking outrage and leading to the Civil War
Government of the Confederacy
New capital in Montgomery, Jefferson Davis led the Confederate States of America
Crittenden Compromise
Failed amendments allowing slavery past 36°30', rejected by Lincoln
Reasons for Secession
Opportunity to break free from Northern influence and trade directly with Europe
Lincoln's Resume
Lost Illinois governor race, won the presidency in 1860
Republican Party platform
Formed by antislavery whigs, democrats, and free soilers after the Kansas-Nebraska Act
