events leading to civil war By tlewis0749 Nov 3, 1820 Missouri compromise https://www.history.com/topics/abolitionist-movement/missouri-compromise Aug 15, 1835 2nd great awaking https://www.britannica.com/topic/Second-Great-Awakening Apr 17, 1839 anti slavery movement www.antislavery.org/about-us/history/ Apr 8, 1846 Wilmot proviso https://historycooperative.org/wilmot-proviso Apr 13, 1850 personal liberty laws www.encyclopedia.com/history/dictionaries-thesauruses May 14, 1850 underground railroad https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/underground-railroad May 30, 1850 Kansas Nebraska https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/kansas-nebraska-act Sep 5, 1850 compromise of 1850 https://www.bing.com/search?q=compromise%20of%201850%20start%20date&qs=n&form=QBRE&msbsrank=1_1__0&sp=-1&pq=compromise%20of%201850%20start%20date&sc=1-29&sk=&cvid=72045BAB39BF4EC6AC4975F367B57BEB#:~:text=Primary%20Documents%20in%20...-,https%3A//guides.loc.gov/compromise-1850,-Apr%2005%2C%202019 Sep 18, 1850 fugitive slave act https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts May 22, 1856 summer- brooks incident https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1851-1900/South-Carolina Mar 6, 1857 Dred scot decision https://www.britannica.com/event/Dred-Scott-decision Dec 20, 1860 southern secession https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/secession Feb 18, 1861 formation,confediration https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h242.html Apr 12, 1861 civil war https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/american-civil-war-history Sep 12, 1862 harpers ferry https://www.history.com/topics/abolotionist-movement/harpers-ferry