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Events leading up to the Civil war

  • the three-fifths law was passed

    the three-fifths law was passed
    In 1787 the Three-Fifths law was passed because the North was worried about the south having more people
  • The compromise of 1819

    Missouri became a slave state while maine became a free state,so peace would remain between the two sides.
  • Missouri joined the US as a slve state/Missouri Compromise

    Missouri joined the US as a slve state/Missouri Compromise
    Missouri was allowed to join the Union as a slave state.
  • California asked to enter the Unoin as a free state

    Southerners were furious because that would mean there would be more free states than slave states.
  • Utah and New Mexico were allowed to vote

    Utah and New Mexico were allowed to vote to decide if slavery would be allowed in there territiores.
  • Fugitive slave act was passed

    Fugitive slave act was passed
    In 1850 congress passed the fugitive slave act.Also this made Northerners were angered by this.
  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850
    when the south suggested a Compromise called "The Compromise of 1850".
  • Californa joined the Union as a free state

    California joined the north as a free state and stopped selling slaves in Washtion D.C.
  • Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854

    Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854
    In 1854 Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska act.
  • Lincoln got elected

    Lincoln got elected
    In 1860 President Abraham Lincoln got elcted
  • The war at Fort Sumter

    The war at Fort Sumter
    On April 12 1861 the South attacked the North at Fort Sumter and the civil war began
  • The begging of the civil war

    The begging of the civil war
    The war at Fort Sumter caused the begging of the Civil War.
  • The end of the Civil War

    The end of the Civil War
    1861-1865 was the Civil war