Causes of the Civil War Timeline

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  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise kept slave states an equal number as free states

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin Published

    Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin which shows the evil of slavery

  • South Carolina Secedes

    South Carolina becomes the first state to secede so it can keep slavery

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850 turned California into a free state and divided the Mexican cession into states

  • The Fugitive Slave Act

    The Fugitive Slave Act required all citizens to capture fugitive slaves

  • The Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Divided a large territory into Kansas and Nebraska

  • Dred Scott case

    A slave named Dred Scott's owner died and was sent to a free state but was not freed because he was still property

  • John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry

    An abolitionist named John Brown made an anti-slavery campaign and raided the arsenal at Harpers Ferry

  • The Election of 1860

    The Election of 1860 turned southern Democrats into Republicans because they wanted to keep slavery