A Nation Divided

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise
  • California Couldn't Decide Whether Or Not They Were Going To Be A Free State Or A Slave State.

    California Couldn't Decide Whether Or Not They Were Going To Be A Free State Or A Slave State.
    Many people were going to move to California and the people moving to California were deciding if it was going to be a free state or a slave state.
  • The Fugitive Slave Act

    The Fugitive Slave Act
    The United Sates made it a federal crime to assist run away slaves and to allow them to be arested is areas where slavery is illegal.
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin
    It changed the way slavery opperated because it made the southerner's mad. It changed people's thoughts on slavery.
  • The Kansas-Nebraska Act

    The Kansas-Nebraska Act
    The Kansas-Nebraska Act was to try to put the situation of slavery to rest.
  • The Republican Party

    The Republican Party
    The Rebublican Party was the new political party to help spread slavery to the west.
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision
    That african americans have no rights and which a white man is bound respect.
  • John Brown Raided Harper's Ferry

    John Brown Raided Harper's Ferry
    John Brown raided Harper's Ferry because he was helping slaves escape to freedom.
  • Democratic Party

    Democratic Party
    The Democratic Party split into 2 groups because they couldn't agree on a canadate.
  • The New Nation

    The New Nation
    A new nation was started and it was the Constitutional Union Party of the south. The first capitol was located at Baltimoore, Maryland. Their first president was Jefferson Davis.
  • Election Of 1860

    Election Of 1860
    Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election of 1860.