Causes of the Civil War

By Yaya05
  • Mexican American War

    Mexican American War

  • Wilmot Proviso

    Wilmot Proviso

    This was an important proposal that was trying to prevent the expansion of slavery after the Mexican-American War, but it was denied.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

  • Uncle Toms Cabin

    Uncle Toms Cabin

  • Kansas Nebraska Act

    Kansas Nebraska Act

  • Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas

  • The Caning of Sumner

    The Caning of Sumner

  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision

  • Lincoln Douglas Debates

    Lincoln Douglas Debates

  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860

  • Secession of the South

    Secession of the South

    When the South seceded from the Government it caused a lot of tension between the North and South ultimately being a huge cause of the Civil War. The South started seceding after Lincoln was elected and South Carolina was the first state to secede.

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