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Chanel Ninan December 5, 2005
Mrs. Siiss Per. 5

The Civil War

The civil war was the greatest war in American History. Three million people fought in it and out of them six hundred thousand died. It was the only war fought on American soil by Americans. The compromise of 1850 was one compromise that tried to avoid a war. The fugitive slave act was one of the events of the 1850’s that led to a Civil War. Until 8161, compromise helped the United States to avoid a Civil war.
Under the Compromise of 1850 many things happened to help avoid war. California wanted to become a free state which of course once again rose slavery issues. Henry Clay came up with a compromise so that California could be free. The slave trade in Washington D.C. was abolished because they felt that they were the capital and because both the north and south didn’t want slavery that they shouldn’t have it either. The Fugitive Slave Act which made officials and citizens responsible for......

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