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Events Leading To The Civil War

  • Wilimot Proviso

    Wilimot Proviso

    He thought that the south would gain to much power so he proposed that congress ban slavery.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    To please the North California was declared a free state, and to please the south they got a stronger fugitive slave act.
  • "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is first published

    "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is first published

    This is a book about a nice enslaved man who is abused by Simon Legree.
  • Kansas - Nebraska Act

    Kansas - Nebraska Act

    Douglas wanted to see a railroad built from Illinois through Nebraska to the Pacific Coast.
  • John Brown's Massacre at Pottawatomie Creek

    John Brown's Massacre at Pottawatomie Creek

    His 5 sons and him went to a proslavery place and killed 5 pro slavery men.
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision

    Scott sued for his freedom, and he said he was free because he lived in a place where slavery was illegal. One person said that he couldn’t sue because he was African American.
  • Lincoln - Douglas Debate "A House Divided Against itself can not stand."

    Lincoln - Douglas Debate "A House Divided Against itself can not stand."

    Lincoln got back into politics after the Kansas Nebraska Act, he had a rivalry with the Illinois senator. Douglas won.
  • John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia

    John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia

    His goal was to seize guns from where they were raiding, and he thought the slaves would join him. Brown was captured and killed.
  • Abraham Lincoln is elected as a Republican President

    Abraham Lincoln is elected as a Republican President

    He was the first republican president to ever win.
  • South Carolina Secedes from the Union

    South Carolina Secedes from the Union

    It was the first state to secede from the union, after this they felt like they didn’t have a voice anymore.
  • Confederate States of America are formed

    Confederate States of America are formed

    They used the US Constitution as a model for theirs, the president would serve for 6 years, and prohibited slave trade
  • Confederate Troops Fire at Fort Sumter, South Carolina

    Confederate Troops Fire at Fort Sumter, South Carolina

    The troops that were there got cut off from food to surrender. On April 12 they opened fire to the fort, and after 34 hours the fort was on fire.