Events of civil war

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  • Wilmot Proviso

    Wilmot Proviso

    Congress tried to stop the spread of slavery. It failed but south is concerned
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    Started the Fugitive Slave Act which helped slaves go back to their owners. It kept both sides satisfied.
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852. The book stated it wanted to end slavery

  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

  • Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas

    Allowed popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision

    A slave that sued for his freedom. And African Americans weren't considered citizens
  • Lincoln-Douglass Debates

    Lincoln-Douglass Debates

    Lincoln and Douglass debated over slavery. Lincoln said it was wrong, but legal
  • Harper's Ferry

    Harper's Ferry

    John Brown led a mob to stop a ship to start a slave revolt in in virginia. He became known as a hero.
  • Elecntion Of 1860

    Elecntion Of 1860

    The voters voted based on where they lived in. Lincoln promised to stop slavery from the new territories. And the south would secede if Lincoln won.
  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter was the first battle in 1861. The south shot the first bullet in the war,