ROAD TO THE CIVIL WAR

By pinsonc

  • a new state

    missouri asked to join the union

  • a compromise

    henry clay persuaded congress to a plan known as missouri compromise. if approved maine will join unoin

  • a new newspaper

    africans start a newspaper

  • an abolitionist

    isabella van wagner travles the contry speaking aginst slavery

  • tariff

    congress passes a high tariff, or tax
  • turner atacked virgina

    turner atacked virgina

    nat turner atacked virgina killing more than 50 people

  • another tariff

    congress passes another tariff
  • u.s. wins war

    u.s. wins war

    u.s. wins mexican-american war.u.s. u.s. gains new land

  • a new law

    congress pases kansas-nebraska act. people in kansas and nebraska can vote on slavery.

  • a court makes a decision

    supreme court rules aginst scott