| A | B |
| Missouri Compromise | Missouri is a slave state, Maine is Free, New states N 36'30 all free |
| Nat Turners Rebellion | Slaves raided and killed whites/ Caused stricter slaves codes |
| Compromise of 1850 | California is free, People in territories of New Mexico and Utah get to vote on slavery |
| Slave Fugitive Act | Northerner's must help return runaway slaves, but did not want to |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin | A novel about how slaves struggle |
| Kansas Nebraska Act | People in territories vote on slave issue |
| Kansas is Bleeding | Anti-slavery and Pro-slavery people attack each other, 56 died, Attack in Congress |
| Dred Scot Case | Supreme Court decide African Americans are not citizens, can't sue in court |
| Lincoln's 1860 Presidential Election Win | South Carolina secedes |
| Fort Sumner | Confederates attack and the US federal soldiers surrender |
| Secede | To leave, separate from the nation |
| Confederates | Southerners that seceded |
| Slavery | Forced labor, no freedom or rights |
| Cotton | Major cash crop in the south |
| Lincoln Douglass Debate | People learn about Lincolns slavery views all throughout nation |