Causes of the Civil War By jskeff Sep 3, 1783 End of the Revolutionary War Jul 13, 1787 Passage of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 Sep 17, 1787 Signing of the Constitution 1794 Invention of the Cotton Gin 1803 Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 Start of War of 1812 Apr 27, 1816 Passage of Tariff of 1816 1820 Missouri Compromise May 28, 1830 Indian Removal Act 1831 Trail of Tears [Start of...] Jan 1, 1831 Garrison begins "The Liberator" Aug 21, 1831 Nat Turner Rebellion Mar 2, 1836 Declaration of Texas Independence 1845 Douglas publishes autobiography Aug 8, 1846 Wilmot Proviso Jan 24, 1848 Discovery of Gold - California Feb 2, 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Mar 20, 1852 Stowe publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin" 1854 Gadsden Purchase Mar 20, 1854 Birth of Republican Party May 30, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act 1855 Start of Bleeding Kansas May 22, 1856 Attack on Charles Sumner 1857 Dredd Scott Decision 1859 Delany publishes "Blake" Oct 16, 1859 John Brown's Raid Nov 6, 1860 Lincoln Elected President Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina Secedes Apr 12, 1861 Attack on Fort Sumter Jan 31, 1865 Passage of the 13th Amendment Jul 9, 1868 Passage of the 14th Amendment