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important events that led up to the civil war

By dulcinearachel
  • kentucky enters union as a slave state

    kentucky enters union as a slave state

    fifteenth state to enter.
  • Eli Whitneys cotton gin

    Eli Whitneys cotton gin

    allowed less time to seperate seeds from cotton. But made a greater need for slaves to go work on other crops.
  • New York abolishes slavery

    New York abolishes slavery

  • Mexican war ended

    Mexican war ended

    Created new territories but didnt know if they would free or slave
  • Fugitive slave act

    Fugitive slave act

    this forced any federal official who did not arrest a runaway slave liable to pay a fine.This act increased the Underground Railroad activity.
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin Realeased

    Uncle Tom's Cabin Realeased

    Had huge impact on how northeners viewed slavery
  • Bleeding Kansas shocked Northerners

    Bleeding Kansas shocked Northerners

    Kansas became a hotbed of violence as pro- and anti-slavery forces fought over the state's future
  • Charles Sumner is Attacked by Preston on the Floor of the Senate

    Charles Sumner is Attacked by Preston on the Floor of the Senate

    violence occurred on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Pro-slavery Congressman Preston Brooks attacked Charles Sumner with a cane after Sumner had given a speech attacking the pro-slavery forces for the violence occurring in Kansas.
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott lost his case proving that he should be free because he had been held as a slave while living in a free state.
  • Abraham Lincoln was elected president

    Abraham Lincoln was elected president

    Agreed that south was becoming too powerful