Events Leading up to Civil War

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  • WAR WITH MEXICO ENDED

    WAR WITH MEXICO ENDED

    • Congress passed compromise that new territories would become states.
  • FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT WAS PASSED

    FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT WAS PASSED

    • Part of the compromise was passed.
    • Underground railroad activity increased.
  • NOTHERN TERRITORY OPENED FOR SLAVERY

    NOTHERN TERRITORY OPENED FOR SLAVERY

    • Kansas/Nebraska Act over turns Missouri Compromise.
  • JOHN BROWN ATTACKS FEDERAL ARMORY

    JOHN BROWN ATTACKS FEDERAL ARMORY

    • Harper Ferry, Virginia
  • GOVERNMENT CANNOT ENDURE HALF SLAVE, HALF FREE

    GOVERNMENT CANNOT ENDURE HALF SLAVE, HALF FREE

    • Quote of Abraham Lincoln
    • First republican ever elected pres. and was not even on ballot in deep south.
  • SENATE REFUSES TO CONSIDER THE CRITTENDEN COMPROMISE

    SENATE REFUSES TO CONSIDER THE CRITTENDEN COMPROMISE

    • One of several attempts to ease tension between North and South.
    • Missouri compromise stated the federal government could not interfere with slavery if it already existed.

  • STAR OF THE WEST

    • Unarmed ships arrived in Charelston with supplies and troops.

  • KANSAS BECOMES FOURTH FREE STATE

    • Fourth free state entering union as a free state.

  • CONFEDERATE STATES JOINED WITH JEFFERSON DAVIS

    • Joined with former US Amry officer, who is pres.

  • CIVIL WAR BEGINS

    • 50 cannons open fire on Fort Sumter Charleston, South Carolina.