Events Leading to the Civil War

By NicoRomani123

  • Rhode Island abolishes slavery

    Rhode Island was the first of the thirteen colonies to pass anti-slavery laws, causing some friction between the southern and northern states.

  • The Declaration of Independence is signed

  • Slave importation is abolished

  • Fugitive Salve Act

    Congress is denied interference in the slave trade between states, enabling Southern slave-owners to take free blacks from the North.

  • Abraham Lincoln is elected President

    He wins without southern votes.

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