causes of the civil war By Ta'Sean Jan 1, 1846 the Wilmot proviso Jan 24, 1848 California Gold Rush Feb 2, 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Jan 29, 1850 the compromise of 1850 Jan 1, 1852 uncle tom's cabin by Harriet Beecher Jun 14, 1853 new Orleans slave rebellion May 30, 1854 The Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854 Jan 1, 1856 Underground Railroad May 22, 1856 Caning of Charles Sumner Jan 1, 1857 Lecompton Constitution Mar 1, 1857 The Dred Scott Decision Oct 16, 1859 The Raid On Harper's Ferry Nov 6, 1860 The Election of Abraham LIncoln Jan 1, 1861 Bleeding Kansas