Events Leading To Civil War

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  • Wilmot Proviso

    Wilmot Proviso

    Congress tried to stop the spread of slavery. It failed, but the south is concerned.
  • Compromise Of 1850

    Compromise Of 1850

    Keep the balance between slave and free states. Henry Clay was asked to write it.
  • Fugitive Slave Law

    Fugitive Slave Law

    Helped slave owners recapture runaway slaves.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    Admission of California as a free state.Slaves being sold in DC. Keep the balance between slave and free states. Written by Henry Clay.
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Story calling for an end to slavery. Seperated the north and south.
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Kansas-Nebraska Act

    People in the territories could decide for themselves whether their state would allow slavery. People began flooding into Kansas and Nebraska.
  • Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas

    Pro Slavery and Ablolionists fought with guns and swords. A small civil war erupted in Kansas.
  • Dred Scott

    Dred Scott

    He sued for his freedom. Increased the tension between the northern and southern states.
  • Lincoln-Douglass Debates

    Lincoln-Douglass Debates

    Debated about slavery. Licoln said slavery should not be expanded. He lost but became nationally famous.
  • Harper's Ferry

    Harper's Ferry

    John Brown seized the federal arsenal. Became a hero in the cause of slavery.
  • Election Of 1860

    Election Of 1860

    Voting mostly based on which side of the country you lived in. Southern seceed disagreements states rights issue breaking the compromise.
  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter

    Started civil war. South won the battle.