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U.S. Constitution - 3/5th Compromise
The population of slaves would be counted as 3.5ths when appointing Representatives.
This event is important to the cause of the Civil War, because the compromise is treating slaves like they're not people. -
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance chartered a government for the Northwest territory. This was an important cause that led to the Civil War, because it was used to admit more states into the Union. The South wanted this land, so there would be more slave states. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act required citizens to capture and return any runaway slaves. This event is import to the leading cause of the Civil War, because it made the laws on slaves more strict which greatly reduced their "freedom" even more. People living in the North are unhappy with slavery and how slaves are abused. -
The invention of cotton gin
The cotton gin was created to increase the harvest of cotton in the South. This led to the Civil War, because the increase in the production of cotton increased the number of slaves in the South. -
Ban on Slave Importation
No new slaves were aloud to be imported into the United States. This led to the Civil War, because this angered the South. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was made to keep the amount of slave and free states even, by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. This led to the Civil War, because the South wanted more land to harvest cotton. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
Nat Turner's Rebellion was a slave rebellion that took place in Virginia. This led to the Civil War, because it caused slave laws to become more strict. -
South Carolina Nullification Crisis
South Carolina felt that tariffs were too expensive, so they threatened the government they would secede from the Union. This led to the Civil War, because if South Carolina would have seceded from the Union, it would have made the amount of slave and free states unbalanced. -
Organization of Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a network of tunnels and safe houses to help slaves escape their masters. This led to the Civil War, because the amount of runaway slaves increased in the South. -
Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was the proposal of the land gained from the Mexican War would prohibit slavery. This led to the Civil War, because the South wanted this land for themselves. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The treaty that ended the Mexican-American War. This was important to the Civil War, because we gained new land that the North and South both wanted. The South wanted this land to expand slavery. -
Compromise of 1850
This compromise was made to settle tensions between the North and South. This was important to the Civil War, because it passed the Fugitive Slave Law. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin is published
A novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that made people aware of slave abuse. This was important to the Civil War, because this novel greatly angered the South. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act allowed Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to be slave states. This was important to the Civil War, because it repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1812. -
Bleeding Kansas
A series of violent acts were committed to intimidate Southerners over slavery. This was important to the Civil War, because slave owners were murdered in front of their own families. -
Charles Sumner Attacked
Charles Sumner was attacked Preston Brooks by using his walking cane to hit Charles over the head. This was important to the Civil War, because it showed how violence is being brought into the slavery issue. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was a slave who claimed to be a free slave upon entering a free state with his master. This was important to the Civil War, because the court sided with the slaves master. This showed that slaves were property. -
John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry
John Brown planned and then attempted a raid on an armory in Harper's Ferry. This was important to the Civil War, because the raid was attempted to help slaves rebel against their masters. -
Lincoln's election
Lincoln won the election of 1860 against Douglas. This was important to the Civil War, because Lincoln was against slavery. -
South Carolina Secedes from Union
South Carolina secedes from the Union in response to the election. This was important to the Civil War, because the South was convinced that Lincoln would end slavery.
