-Dred Scott Decision:
- A slave, Dred Scott, attempts to sue his owner's widow for his freedom and moves to Illinoise when his request is rejected by the court.
- Northerners defy the court's decisions and southern slave states are angered.
-Lincoln-Douglas Debate of 1858:
- Abraham Lincoln begins to run for presidency against Stephen Douglas.
- Hottest issue up for debate is slavery.
- Southern radicals seriously discuss secession if a republican takes the presidency.
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