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The Missouri Compromise divided the country into free and slave states. This was the main cause of the Civil War
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Nat Turner's slave rebellion started the Virginia Slavery Debate which was a leading factor to the Civil War.
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The purpose of the Wilmot Proviso was to make the states acquired in the Mexican War free states. This created conflict because it further divided the North and the South.
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The War with Mexico completed the expansion of Manifest Destiny. However, it continued to separate states based on slavery.
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These were a series of laws passed to deal with slavery. People resented the fact that slavery was still allowed thus causing the Civil War.
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This act required runaway slaves in free states to be returned to their owners.
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This was an influential novel expressing the life of a slave. It started the spread of abolitionism.
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A law passed that allowed Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether they allow slavery or not.
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A series of battles between pro and anti-slavery forces in Kansas.
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A court case ending with the decision that no slave was a citizen. It also ruled that just because one is in a free state doesn't mean they have any rights
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John Brown leads a raid in hopes to begin a revolt against slavery.
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President Lincoln was opposed to letting slavery spread, but allowed it to stay in the states where it was already active.
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South Carolina was the first slave state to secede from the United States. They seceded because their new president was a Republican.
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Seven Southern states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America. This consists of South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisana, and Texas.
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Attacks on the Confederacy's capital, Fort Sumter, led to war. Once it fell, the South was separated as its own nation.
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This battle resulted in a win for the Union and ended the Confederate invasion of Maryland.
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This battle gave the Union a victory. It also gave the Union control of the Mississippi River. This was a major turning point in the Civil War.
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This battle is considered the most important of the Civil War. This gave the north a boost of confidence and put an end to General Robert E Lee's plan.
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This battle led General Robert E. Lee to surrender North Virginia to the Union.
