a divided nation

  • Northwest ordinance

    The northwest ordinance extended US territory.
  • US Constitution signed

    39 out of 55 delegates signed making a majority.
  • Missouri Compromise

    the compromise made Missouri a slave state and mine a free soiler state, keeping political issues at bay by equalizing power.
  • nat turners rebellion

    nat turners rebellion

    A slave rebellion led by nat turner killed 55 white people.
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    Gag rule in congress

    A rule that states that Congress can not talk about slavery so a Civil war does not start
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    Mexican - American War

    a War between Amerca and Mexico
  • Wilmont proviso

    the Wilmont proviso was a war settlement between Mexico and the US
  • Harriet Tubman Escapes Slavery

    Harriet Tubman ran away from the plantation with the help of the underground railroad. She would later become an essential asset to the underground railroad.
  • Compromise of 1850

    this compromise prohibited the trade of slaves in Washington D.C. It also enforced the fugitive slave act.
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin Published

    Uncle Tom's cabin was a best selling book that was about a runaway slave
  • bleeding Kansas

    people from both pro slave and abolitionists went to Kansas and violence broke out.
  • South Carolina Secedes

    South Carolina brakes off from the US making other states want to brake off to making the Civil War.
  • Dred Scott Decision

    A supreme court decision decided if slaves that were brought to free soiler states would be free or not because they did not run away.
  • Lincoln Douglas debate

    they were political debates between Lincoln and Douglas.
  • John Brown Raids Harpers Ferry

    Jogn Brown was overpowered and some of his men were killed.
  • Abraham Lincoln elected

    Abraham Lincoln being elected kicked off the Civil War. He was the 16th president
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    Civil War

    the Civil War was when the confederate sates fought the free states.