Civil war

Events That Lead to The Civil War

By ginnyatkins

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise
    The missori compromise was when henry clay decided to help forbit slavery in the north and allow it in the south. When the Lourisian territory was admittted into the union he made it where Main could come in as a free state and Missouri a slave state.

  • Wilmot Proviso

    Wilmot Proviso
    Wilmot Proviso was a congressman from Pennsylvania who set a proposal where none of the new mexican territory would be slave states. this lead to the compromise of 1850

  • Compromise Of 1850

    Compromise Of 1850
    in 1850 california was admitted into the US as a free state thanks to Henry clay. Since california was a free state congress passed a fugitive slave law.

  • Fugative Slave Act

    Fugative Slave Act
    in 1850 henry clay decided to make a few federal laws. these laws said that the north could now capture run away slaves and then return them to the south.

  • Kansas Nabraska

    Kansas Nabraska
    In 1854 Senator Douglas brought out a map with all the terriories from the lousianna purchase. The Kansas Nebraska was then made by congress to establish the boundries of the states and if they would be slave or free.

  • Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas
    In 1854 Kansas went to a war with states that were involed with slavery. political confrontations started with the north and south or slave and none slave states so they went to a bloody war in kansas boundries.

  • Dred scott vs Sandford

    Dred scott vs Sandford
    In 1857 a law was passed where no matter where they were located or if they were slaves or not, african americans would not be considered US citizens.

  • Lincoln Douglas Debates

    Lincoln Douglas Debates
    This was a serious of debates in 1858, between lincoln and Douglas. the debates where to try and see who got a seat in the senot. The debates were located in illions.