events leading to the civil war

  • wilmot priviso

    wilmot priviso
    congress tryed to stop spred of slavery , it failed, but the south was still conserned.
  • compromise of 1850

    compromise of 1850
    california was entered as a free state , no more slave trade in columbia , state had a choice on weather or not to addmit to slavery , the fugitive slave law was passed.
  • unkle toms cabin

    unkle toms cabin
    it was a book writen bt a women in te north about ending lavery
  • kansas-nebraska act

    kansas-nebraska act
    people in the territories could dicide for themselfs , this made people flood into the states.
  • bleeding kansas

    bleeding kansas
    there was a small scale civil war in kansas , "beeding kansas" became an oftenly used term.
  • dred scott decision

    dred scott decision
    dred scott was a slave who sued for his freedom , the judge said that african american citizens could not sue in a court of law.
  • lincoin-douglass debates

    lincoin-douglass debates
    debated on the , matter of slavery , lincoin said that it was wrong but legul , douglass was elected as senator,and he became nationaly famous.
  • harpers ferry

    harpers ferry
    john brown seized the federal arsenal , he wanted to end slavery , brown became a hero in the cause of slavery.
  • election of 1860

    election of 1860
    the voters voted according to were they lived , the south said that if lincoin won they would ceceed.
  • fort sumter

    fort sumter
    on april 12 1861 the south opened fire on northern troops , this started the civil war.