Events leading up to the civil war

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  • Missouri compromise

    Missouri compromise
    We gained the missouri territory,Gained land west.
  • Slave codes

    Slave codes
    Codes that states whether there were slave or free states
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850
    The United states made an invisible line that divided free and unfree states.If you were north of the line then you were a non slave state and if you were south of the line you were a slave state. And they were deciding wether california should be a free or slave state because the invisible line cut it in half.
  • Bleeding kansas

    Bleeding kansas
    There were arguements over free or slave states and fights broke out.
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Kansas-Nebraska Act
    Douglas wanted a northern Rail Road route but needs southern support.
    If the south goes along w/northern route the missouri compromise line will be erased
    Popular sovereignty will replace the line- each state will vote for themselves on slavery-passes
  • John brown raid

    John brown raid
    John brown was against slavery and got up a group to go kill the whites, (he was a white)