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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was only a temporary solution to the slavery issue in unorganized territories. The Tallmadge amendment only added to the conflict because it stated "further introduction of slavery or involuntary servitude prohibited.. and children born within that said state.. shall be free at the age of 25 years." -
Wilmot's Provisio
Wilmot's Proviso showed just how strongly opposition to slavery was in the north. It suggested to ban slavery in all the land aquired from Mexico. It separated the North and the South because the South feared that as soon as the North gained control of the Senate, slavery would be restricted, and then abolished. The South was not very fond of that idea. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Fugitive Slave Act denied accused runaway slaves trial by jury. Sometimes even freed slaves would be taken south because special commisioners were paid five dollars to say they were free and ten dollars to say they were not. Therefore, the North became very upset because South could claim slaves from the North back down to the South -
Uncle Tom's Cabin goes public... and viral
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel 'Uncle Tom’s Cabin' upset the North and South because it was a story of about slavery in the South. The South thought that it was a very exagerated story and depicted a slave's life worse than it really was. The North became more aware of the life of a slave and pushed more for abolishing slavery. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed for slavery in all areas via popular sovereignty. This split the Northern Democrats and Whigs into two parties seperate due many believing slavery could not be spread at all-- even if the popular soviernty had wanted it. -
'Bleeding Kansas'
A compromise on the issue of slavery would not be possible due to the example of senseless killing through "Bleeding Kansas."
"Bleeding Kansas" started over Northerners and Southerners trying to convince the other side of their opinion on slavery for popular sovereinity via attacking and killing. Pro-slavery Missourians, "Border Ruffians", crossed border to intimidate those voting for Kansas to be a free state, and Abolitionists brought their Breecher Bibles to even it out. -
Start of the Demo-Repub we know of today
The breakdown of the two-party system signaled the end to the North and the South working together. Candidates from the Northern Republican party stressed more forending slavery and candidates from the Southern Democratic party stressed spreading more slavery. The parties were growing more and more apart... -
Dread Scott Decision
When the southern-dominated Supreme Court ruled in the Dred Scott case that Congress could not restrict slavery in any territory, it nullified both the Missouri Compromise and the Kansas Nebraska Act. This really upset the North because their growing fear that South would legalize slavery started becoming a true thing to happen. -
Lincoln VS Douglass
During the 1858 election for Illinois, Abraham Lincoln and Stephan Douglas debated the issue of slavery. Lincoln believed slavery should exist where it is and not spread; but believed more that "A house divided against itself annot stand." Douglas believed it was the people's choice/decision. The South fealt threatned by Lincoln's beliefs because they thought that Lincoln's belief that the country couldn't be split would threaten the institution of slavery. -
Lincoln Wins Presidency
The South had felt they had to leave the union or face the destruction of their institusions and values after Lincoln, an anti-slavery Republican, won the 1860 presidential election. The decision for the South to leave the union occured at the Southern Convention. -
Fort Sumpter Attacked!
After Lincoln was inaugerated, he announced that he will bring supplies into Fort Sumter but not troops. He said that he doesn't want to declare war, but if the South tries to stop the supplying of Fort Sumter or if the south attacks Fort Sumter, it will become war. The South decided to not be cowards and attack Fort Sumter. The Star-Spangled Banner was written from this revolition causing event. -
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States Start Succeeding into the Confederacy
April 17th, 1861 - Virginia secedes from the Union. May 6th, 1861 - Arkansas secedes from the Union. May20th, 1861 - North Carolina secedes from the Union. June 8th, 1861 - Tennessee secedes from the Union.
