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17. describe major events, compromises, and incendents that lead to the civil war: dred scott decision- supreme court decided that black couldnt and werent us citizens, allowed slavery anywhere, slavery cant be abolished anywhere. 1854 was when final decision was made. Uncl toms cabin- book about black slave family, sold them, wife left, eventually meet up. tom helped slaves get free and got beaten. Against slavery. Missouri compromise- said any new states north of 36 30 line was free, south was slave. They needed to keep slave and free states equal for congress. Compromise of 1850- wanted cali as free state, utah and new mexico to use popular sovernty. South gave some land to new mexico. Kansas Nebraska act- set up popular sovernty, when the people of the state get to vote and decide whether their a free state or slave. LIncols election- 1860. South thoght he was going to abolish slavery, started seceeding. Wanted slavery to stay where it was, no new states would be slave.
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19. give positive and negative effects reconstruction had on the us: reconsruction- 1865-1877 when U.S. rebuilding damages to the South from the civil war. Positive- freidmans bureau, gave afrcan americans clothes, food, medical care, and help them get an education. 3 ammendmants to constitution, 13th abolish slavery, 14th govt has to treat everyone evenly and gave minorities equal protection of law, 15th cant denie someoes vote because of their color, minority males can vote. Negatives- kkk, wanted to restore white power so they would threaten people and kill them. farmland was bad and had to start share cropping.
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