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Timeline
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Abraham Lincoln & Freedom
Timeline
March 1857:
Supreme Courts issues Dred Scott Decision which declares unconstitutional the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
December 4, 1860:
Sen. John Crittenden (D-KY), proposes…
Abraham Lincoln and Freedom