Causes of The Civil War

By Krousey
  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise

    This line divided the nation into who had to be slave states and who had to be free states.
  • Nat Turners Rebellion

    Nat Turners Rebellion

    Rebel slaves led by Nat Turner Rebelled against their owners killing 55-65 people.
  • Wilmont Provisio

    Wilmont Provisio

    David Willmont made a plan that would stop slavery growth into the territory provided by mexico. It passed the house but failed the senate. this shoed the power of the North
  • Free soil party

    Free soil party

    This political party wanted to DISCUSS the topic of slavery. It was the frst regional political party
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    Ended slave trade in DC. California enterd as a free state. Northerners had to return black slaves to the south.
  • Fugitive slave law

    Fugitive slave law

    Requires slaves to be returned to the south. Part of the compromise of 1850.
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    This book gave northerners an idea of what was really happening to slaves in the south.
  • Kansas Nebraska Act

    Kansas Nebraska Act

    This act decided popular sovernty would decide if the new territories would allow slavery or free states.
  • Pattowatimo Creek Killing

    Pattowatimo Creek Killing

    A man name John Brown and his 5 sons took 5 pro slavery men and killed them in their beds
  • Dread Scott Decision

    Dread Scott Decision

    Dread Scott was consided in a court as property. He was not a person.
  • Lincoln-Duglas Debate

    Lincoln-Duglas Debate

    LIncoln and Duglas debated over popular sovernty and slavery.
  • Raid on Harpers Ferry

    John Brown led 5 blacks and 13 whites onto Harpers Ferry and he to start riots. No blacks steped up to help them so they were all arrested.
  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860

    Even with Duglas winning the majority of the votes Lincion still won the election. This showed the electral power of the North
  • South Carolina Secede

    South Carolina Secede

    South Carolina is the first state to secede from the Union. This causes an uprising fallowed by other states seceding.
  • Battle of Fort Sumter

    Battle of Fort Sumter

    Fallowing declairation of succesion of seven states in the south South Carolina demamded that the US army abandon facilites in Charelston Harbor.

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