Causes Of The Civil War

By C_Thomps

  • The "Original" Fugitive Slave Act of 1793

    • Authorized local governments to seize and return escapees to their owners and imposed penalties on anyone who aided in their flight
    • Enacted by Congress
  • Period: to

    Mexican American War

  • Compromise of 1850

  • The Amended Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

    • Required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. Officials who did not arrest someone allegedly escaping from slavery and made them liable to a fine of $1,000
    • Drafted by Senator James M. Mason of Virginia and enforced by the federal government
  • Uncle Tom’s Cabin

    Uncle Tom’s Cabin

  • Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas

    Between 1854-1859

  • Kansas Nebraska Act

  • Caning of Sumner

    Caning of Sumner

  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision

  • Period: to

    Lincoln Douglas Debate

  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860