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Missouri Compromise
This compromised was passed to keep balance of power in congress between free and slave states. This compromised made Missouri a slave state and Maine as a free state. Compromise was by Henry Clay. -
Wilmot Proviso
Proposed an law that would ban slavery in territory that was acquired from Mexico as one of the results of the Mexican War. This was a conflict that was one of the huge events that lead to The Civil War -
Compromise of 1850
As a resolution to the crises between the North and South, part of the compromise was to have The Fugitive Act amended and the slave trade in Washington was destroyed. -
Fugitive Slave Act
All escaped slaves must be captured and returned to their masters. Even all officials and citizens that reside in a free state had to cooperate. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
This is a anti-slavery novel by abolitionist Harrier Beecher Stowe and caused America to talk. This was also an ingredient that fueled The Civil War to happen. -
Kansas Nebraska Act / Bleeding Kansas
Undid legislation that limited the expansion of slavery such as the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott was a slave who was living in free state Illinois and free territory Wisconsin moved to slave state Missouri. He appealed to the Supreme court in hopes of freedom. -
Lincoln Douglas Debate
These were a series of debates between Abraham Lincoln (a Republican) and Stephen Douglas (a Democrat) with the main focus on slavery. Abraham Lincoln criticized it while Stephen Douglas defended it. -
John Brown’s Raid
The raid on Harper's Ferry was an effort to start a slave revolt by taking over the arsenal and was started by a armed abolitionist by the name of John Brown. He had his sons there and the raid failed with the deaths of all his sons there and his execution. He was mourned by many northerners. -
Lincoln’s Election of 1860
This was the 19th election and resulted in the winning of the Republican Lincoln as president.This was a major catalyst of The Civil War -
Southern Secession
As result of naming Lincoln as president eleven of Southern states declared secession and declared themselves as the Confederate South. First it was South Carolina to break away. This basically started The Civil War. Confederates wanted to keep slavery while The Union basically wanted to get rid of it. Slavery was basically the main focus of this war.
