Events that led to the civil war.

By staggma

  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri becomes a slave state while maine becomes a free state.

  • Wilmot proviso

    Specified that slavery should be prohibited in all land gained from mexico.

  • Compromise of 1850

    5 seprate bills passed in september being called"final solution"

  • Fugitive slave act

    Required all citizens to help capture runaway slaves

  • Uncle toms cabin

    Stunned people of her description of slavery.

  • kansas/nebraska act

    A goverment come in power that supported the fugitive slave act and stated that kansas should decide wether or not to be a free state or a slave state.

  • Bleeding kansas

    Outbreak of war in kansas, first bloodshed relating to slavery.

  • Dred scott decision

    A court case of dred scott trying to become a free man but lost.

  • Lincoln/douglas debate

    Were both lincoln and douglas frought for a seat on the senete

  • Lincoln/douglas debate

    were both lincoln and douglas frought for a seat on the senete

  • John harpers raid

    Takes a city and freed slavery abolished

  • Lincoln Elected

    Elected even though his name wasn't on the ballet on some southerners states