Events leading to the civil war

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  • The compromise of 1850 including the fugitive slave act

    The compromise of 1850 including the fugitive slave act

    The compromise of 1850 were laws set in place about territorial issues and slavery. The fugitive slave act required runaway slaves be returned to their master even if in free states.
  • Kansas- Nebraska Act

    Kansas- Nebraska Act

    The Kansas-Nebraska act was a territorial act that created Kansas and Nebraska.
  • Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas was a series of violent civil confrontations over the legality of slavery in the proposed state of Kansas.
  • Preston Brooks vs Charles Sumner

    Preston Brooks vs Charles Sumner

    A congressman, Brooks, attacked a senator, Sumner, by smacking his head with a cane in his office. Brooks was pro-slavery and Sumner had given a speech 2 days prior where he criticized slave holders.
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford

    Dred Scott v. Sandford

    Dred Scott v. Sandford was a court case that said the constitution and rights did not apply to black Americans or slaves.
  • Lincoln-Douglas Debates

    Lincoln-Douglas Debates

    A series of debates between Abraham Lincoln, Republicans and Senator Douglas. They talked about slavery and it’s influence on America.
  • John Browns Raid in Harpers Ferry

    John Browns Raid in Harpers Ferry

    An effort to initiate a slave revolt by taking over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry
  • Election is Abraham’s Lincoln

    Election is Abraham’s Lincoln

    Became president in 1860. Won electoral college votes but not the popular votes.