Conflicts from 1835-1865

  • Texas revolution

    Texas revolution

    A war of independence fought between Texas colonists and the Mexican government, resulting in Texas secession from Mexico and the establishment of the republic. this event impacted the civil war by leading a strong support for secession when the civil war started.
  • The compromise of 1850

    The compromise of 1850

    five laws passed in 1850 to help resolve slavery from the Mexican American war territories. The impact towards the civil war were bad because they introduced a new conflict like the fugitive slave act.
  • Fugitive slave act

    Fugitive slave act

    federal laws that helped slaves get captured once more and be returned to their owners, even if they were in free states. This even impacted the civil war because it fueled the civil war by empowering slaveholders to recapture the runaway slaves in free states sparking wide spread resistance.
  • Uncle Tom's cabin

    Uncle Tom's cabin

    Uncle Toms Cabin was a noble that was released and it also impacted the civil war by intensifying and fueling the civil war and contributed to the conditions that led to the start of the civil war
  • Kansas Nebraska Act

    Kansas Nebraska Act

    The Kansas Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty. This impacted the civil war by moving the United states closer to the civil war.
  • The Pottawatomie massacre

    The Pottawatomie massacre

    John Brown, five of his sons and three other associates murdered five proslavery men at three different cabins. This even impacted the civil war because it escalated tension over slavery making it seem like foreshadowing and contributed to the outbreak of the civil war.
  • Dred Scott decison

    Dred Scott decison

    The Dred Scott decision ruled that enslaved people weren't citizens and couldn't sue in the federal court. This impacted the civil war because it pushed nations closer to the civil war by invalidating the Missouri compromise and fueling the debate over slavery.
  • John Browns raid on harpers ferry

    John Browns raid on harpers ferry

    The John brown s raid was to gather money to buy guns and fight in his war against slavery. This event impacted the civil war because it divided the north and south over slavery.
  • The Election of 1860

    The Election of 1860

    It gave Lincoln a victory in both the popular vote and the electoral vote. This impacted the civil war because it made Lincoln close his first inaugural address with aplea that his nation not be torn by war.
  • The Formation of confederacy

    The Formation of confederacy

    Adopted a new constitution establishing a confederation government of sovereign and independent states. this impacted the civil war by turning a sectional conflict intake a full scale armed conflict.