Civil war timeline project

  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise

    Who does the event involve?
    Henry Clay, and Stephan Douglas
    What took place in the event?
    It admitted Missouri as a slave state, and Maine as a free state.
    Where did the event take place?
    Missouri and Maine
    Why did the event take place?
    To keep the balance of slave states, and free states the same.
    How did the event impact history?
    It introduced the conflict that led to the Civil War.
  • Wilmot Proviso

    Wilmot Proviso

    Who does the event involve?
    David Wilmot introduced the Wimot Proviso.
    What took place in the event?
    To ban slaves in the Mexican/American territory acquired in the Mexican/American war.
    Where did the event take place?
    Territory from the Mexican/American war.
    Why did the event take place?
    To eliminate slavery from the area from the Mexican/American war.
    How did the event impact history?
    Banned slavery in territory took from Mexico in the war.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    Who does the event involve?
    Henry Clay and Stephan Douglas
    What took place in the event?
    It was a collection of bills passed by the Senate to end disputes of slavery in the Mexican-American war.
    Where did the event take place?
    Territory in the Mexican-American war
    Why did the event take place?
    To dispute slavery issues in the territory of the Mexican-American war.
    How did the event impact history?
    Admitted California to the union and added Utah and New Mexico
  • Fugitive Slave Act

    Fugitive Slave Act

    Who does the event involve?
    Slaves, and slave owners.
    What took place in the event?
    To make slaves return to their slave owners
    Where did the event take place?
    In free states where slaves escaped and sent back to their original owners.
    Why did the event take place?
    It made it legal for people to arrest escaped slaves to get sent back to their original locations
    How did the event impact history?
    It made many free black people become slaves.
  • Uncle Toms Cabin

    Uncle Toms Cabin

    Who does the event involve?
    Slaves and people in the north.
    What took place in the event?
    It helped people change their views on slaves.
    Where did the event take place?
    Shelby Plantation in Kentucky.
    Why did the event take place?
    It tightened fugitive slave laws.
    How did the event impact history?
    It introduced people in the North to slavery and changed their views on it
  • Kansas Nebraska Act

    Kansas Nebraska Act

    Who does the event involve?
    Kansas, Nebraska, Stephen Douglas.
    What took place in the event?
    A act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska.
    Where did the event take place?
    Kansas and Nebraska.
    Why did the event take place?
    Douglas wanted to see Kansas and Nebraska become a state
    How did the event impact history?
    Made Kansas and Nebraska a state.
  • Dred Scott Case

    Dred Scott Case

    Who does the event involve?
    Dred Scott and Sandford
    What took place in the event?
    Upheld slavery, and denied black people entry/citizenship into the US
    Where did the event take place?
    Missouri State court in St Louis
    Why did the event take place?
    So no black person could get entry into the united states
    How did the event impact history?
    The division/tension between the north and south grew stronger
  • Lincoln Douglas Debate

    Lincoln Douglas Debate

    Who does the event involve?
    Abe Lincoln, and Stephan Douglas
    What took place in the event?
    They argued about slavery and how it should stay or what should be done
    Where did the event take place?
    Illinois
    Why did the event take place?
    About the concern of slavery expanding and continuing in the north
    How did the event impact history?
    It helped Lincoln more in the election and gave him better reputation
  • John Brown's raid

    John Brown's raid

    Who does the event involve?
    John Browns and his people
    What took place in the event?
    The raided the place to try and end slavery
    Where did the event take place?
    Harpers Ferry Virginia
    Why did the event take place?
    To start to end slavery
    How did the event impact history?
    It helped history and made more efforts toward ending slavery
  • Lincoln Election of 1860

    Lincoln Election of 1860

    Who does the event involve?
    Abe Lincoln and Stephan Douglas
    What took place in the event?
    It was the presidential election and Abe Lincoln won.
    Where did the event take place?
    In the United States
    Why did the event take place?
    To decide the next president of the united states
    How did the event impact history?
  • Southern Secession

    Southern Secession

    Who does the event involve?
    Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas.
    What took place in the event?
    It was the secession of 11 states from the union
    Where did the event take place?
    Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas
    Why did the event take place?
    To try and end slavery
    How did the event impact history?
    It started and led overall to the civil war starting