events leading to civil war

wilmont proviso

Mar 30, 1846

congress tried to stop the spread of slavery.
it failed but south is concerned

compromise of 1850

Feb 28, 1850

1. admission of california as a free state
2. slaves being sold in d.c.
3. Utah & new mexico being admitted as slave states
4. fugitive Slave law during this time

fugitive slave law

May 3, 1850

to help slave owner recapture runaway slaves they managed to keep both sides satisfied

uncle tom's cabin

Apr 2, 1852

story calling an end o slavery

kansas nebraska act

Apr 3, 1854

people in the territories could decide for them selves. whether thier state state allow slavery people began fleeding into kansas & nebraska

bleeding kansas

Jun 14, 1856

a bunch of people got shot
proslavery an abolitionist fought each other small civil war went down in kansas

Dred scott

Apr 9, 1857

dred scott was a slave ( master died )
sued for his freedom but he was a slave sooooo
he was not considered a citizen but property
tension rises between northern an southern states

lincoln and douglas debate

Apr 2, 1858

dont want slavery to exspand to new states

harpers ferry

Apr 3, 1859

john brown seized the federal arsenal there plan was ti stir up slavery and revolt in the virginia and end slavery

election of 1860

Dec 1, 1860

the voters in 1860 voted mostley on which section of the country that in the lincoln promised to keep slavery from spreading in to the new territories & lincoln won the election

fort sumter

Apr 3, 1861

north has a fort that that is in south carolina , south opens up fire on the north