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The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri compromise created an imbalance between the number of pro/anti-slavery states until the admission of Maine as an anti-slavery state. After becoming a pro-slavery state, it allowed for an imaginary line to be drawn dividing the former Louisiana Territory into pro and anti-slavery divisions. This was ended after the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. (Incorrect date && month) Correct year. -
compromise of 1850
Henry clay (a senator) came up with a list of solutions for the North and South so there wouldn't be any conflict. The compromise was like the new fugitive slave act. Calhoun didn't agree with Clay and was basically trying to stop the North from their effort to limit slavery. -
Fugitive Slave Law
Also known as the "compromise of 1850," required that all fugitive slaves go back to where they came from. (Their slave owner) This law took away all rights for the slaves to testify for themselves. Also it stated that all U.S citizens and U.S marshall's had to escort slaves back to the south. If someone was caught trying to free a slave they had to pay a fine or go to jail. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act let Kansas and Nebraska choose if they wanted slavery in their borders or not. The act was made to abolish the Missouri Compromise of 1820. The Kansas-Nebraska Act was one of the most important events leading to the Civil War. -
Election of 1860
President election of Lincoln (republican), Breckenridge (democrat), Douglas (democrat), and Bell (union) took place. The mayhem that happened during Lincoln's campaign led to the Civil War. Lincoln won the election. -
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States and the first Republican to win presidency. People were appalled when Lincoln won. He only won forty percent of the popular vote. During his presidency, Lincoln defeated the confederacy, wrote the Emancipation Proclamation, presented the Gettysburg address and more. -
Battle of Antietam
The first battle of the Civil war to be fought on a foreign ground. It is know as the "bloodiest day" of the Civil war. There was 23,000 soldiers wounded, killed and kidnapped during the battle. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation and slaves were declared free. The main reason he wrote the Proclamation is he wanted to bring the country together. Lincoln hoped that the proclamation would make southern slaves join the Northern armies. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Robert E. Lee was planning on invading the North for the second time and the Battle of Gettysburg stopped him. It was the "bloodiest battle" of the Civil War. The Union won the battle.
