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causes of the civil war
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missouri compromise
the missouri compromise was a compromise made by henry clay as an attempt to balance sectional differences in the states by making missouri a slave state. A lineended up separating the norther and southern states, called the 36 30 parallel line. It prohibited slavery in the northern states, and allowed it in the south. -
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zachary taylors presidency
zachary taylor had no political experience before he took office in 1849, and his contribution towards the civil war was he prevented slavery from moving westward. -
wilmot proviso
in 1846, david wilmot went to congress and addressed the topic of slavery throughout the country. Everyone was shocked that he mentioned such a topic, and he brought awareness to the topic. He wrote the wilmot proviso, a document made to prohibit slavery to expand into the western territories. The president at the time was James Polk. -
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millard fillmores presidency
millard fillmore was elected in 1850, and his contribution was signing the compromise of 1850, and the north and south both became mad at him. -
compromise of 1850
the compromise of 1850 was a compromise made by Henry Clay in attempt to fix the ongoing issues due to california becoming a state. California ends up becoming a free state. The fugitive skave act is strengthened, which infuriates the north. -
fugitive slave act
the fugitive slave act was a law passed in 1850 stating that all free slaves had to be returned to their owners. They were considered property even though they were free. -
uncle toms cabin
uncle toms cabin was a novel written by harriet beecher stowe to about the horrendous outcomes of slavery. it was a must read #1 bestseller in the north, and was highly disliked and banned in the south. -
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franklin peirces presidency
frankin peirce took office in 1853, and signed the kansas nebraska act, also known as bleeding kansas -
kansas nebraska act // bleeding kansas
the kansas nebraska was a act that declared that the states determined wether they were a slave state or a free state. Citizens on the south carried rifles that they called beechers bibles. -
creation of the republican party
the republican party was created in 1854, due to anti slavery. -
sumner caning
the caning of charles sumner took place in 1856 in the United States senate, when sumner denounced the threat of slavery in kansas and humiliated pro slave supporters. Right after the denouncement, Preston Brooks hit Sumner multiple times with his cane, beating him until he was unconscious. -
the dred scott case
the dred scott case was a case in the supreme court in march 1857. Former slave, dred scott, wanted to sue his owner for slavery, after he became a free man in the north. Scott was deemed property and still a slave, which infuriated the north. -
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james buchanans presidency
james buchanan was the 15th president, elected in 1857. he is pro slavery, and wasnt allowed to run for a second term. -
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lincoln douglas debates
the lincoln douglas debates were 7 different debates between abraham lincoln and stephen douglas. lincoln stood against slavery, and the south ended up taking notice to lincolns speeches. -
harpers ferry
harpers ferry is a town in virginia, where john brown attempted to have an armed slave revolt. they were defeated by the south. -
lincolns election
the election of abraham lincoln is significant to the civil war because he won the vote by a little more than 50%. The north wanted him to be elected, but the south did not. -
southern secession
the southern secession was a moment in american history when the southern states seceded from the united states and became the confederate states of america.
