Events Leading To The Civil War

Wilmot Proviso

Mar 29, 1846

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

compromise of 1850

Mar 30, 1850

to help slave holders re capture slaves.managed to keep boyh sides satisfied and not have a permitted split before the war.

uncle tom's cabin

Mar 30, 1852

this was a story calling for end of slavery

kansas nebraska act

Mar 30, 1854

this gave the people the right to decide for themselves and many people decided to leave where they originally stayed to move into kansas and nebraska.

bleeding kansas

Mar 30, 1856

small scale civil war in kansas.

dredd scott

Mar 30, 1857

dred sued for his freedom

lincoln douglas debate

Mar 30, 1858

they debated slavery

harpers ferry

Apr 2, 1859

john brown would assit runaway slaves.

Election of 1860

Apr 2, 1860

people would vote for watever side the country favored and lincoln promised he wouldnt allow slavery.

Fort Sumter

Apr 2, 1861

First shots were of the Civil war were fired here.