Events Leading to the Civil War By Danneubauer Mar 6, 1820 Missouri Compromise Period: Mar 6, 1820 to Dec 31, 1861 The Missouri Crompomise May 19, 1828 Tariff of Abominations Dec 31, 1848 Mexican Cession Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 May 30, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act May 22, 1856 Brooks Sumner Clash Dec 31, 1856 Bleeding Kansas Dec 31, 1857 Dred Scot Case Dec 31, 1857 Panic of 1857 Dec 31, 1860 Election of Lincoln