Causes of the Civil War

  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise

    North recieved Maine as a free state and everything above the 36 30 line is free. South recieved Missouri as a slave state and everything below the 36 30 line was a slave state.
  • Nat Turner's Rebellion

    Nat Turner's Rebellion

    Nat Turner was a slave who lead a rebellion killing slave owners and their families and all involved were executed and slaves are more restricted.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    The compromise was proposed by Henry Clay and North recieved California as a free state and slave trade was banned in DC. South recieved the rest of Mx Cession and slavery would be voted on in each state. Stronger fugitive slave laws would be passed.
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    The purpose was the help slaveholders recapture runaway slaves. The impact was that fugitive slaves could be held without a trial and had no right to a jury.
  • Dred Scott Ruling

    Dred Scott Ruling

    African Americans weren't citizens so scott had no right to live on free soil doesn't make him free and slaves were property
  • Kansas Nebraska Act

    Kansas Nebraska Act

    Divided the land into 2 territories Kansas and Nebraska and let the decision of slavery in each be settled by popular sovereignty.
  • John Brown's raid

    John Brown's raid

    John Brown wanted to arm slaves and start a rebellion he led a raid on the federal arsenal at harpers ferry. he was found guilty and was hanged.
  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860

    Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln democrats were divided over slavery and ran 2 candidates and Abraham Lincoln won.