causes of civil war

By alcox

  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850
    Washington, D.C., was required to end the slave trade in the city, California was admitted as a free state, Stricter Fugitive Slave Act

  • Fugitive Slave Act 1850

    Fugitive Slave Act 1850
    Stated that all fugitive slaves must be returned to their masters, People were sent to jail for helping fugitive slaves

  • Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1852

    Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1852
    Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book sells 300,000 copies in the first year, Many joined the abolitionist movement after learning the harsh realities of life as a slave.

  • Kansas Nebraska Act 1854

    Kansas Nebraska Act 1854
    popular sovereignty, violate the Missouri Compromise

  • Dred Scott Decision 1857

    Dred Scott Decision 1857
    Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott was property and not a citizen so he couldn't sue

  • Harper’s Ferry 1859

    Harper’s Ferry 1859
    Becomes a martyr in the North, South sees to what extent North will do to end slavery

  • Lincoln’s Election 1860

    Lincoln’s Election 1860
    The south started to secede, Lincoln’s election pushed the nation to the brink of war

  • Attack on Ft. Sumter 1861

    Attack on Ft. Sumter 1861
    Ft. Sumter was a federal fort in South Carolina, Fort nearly out of food/ ammunition and badly outnumbered. Surrendered the fort to the Southern Army.