Road To The Civil War By mckinstryd18 Jan 1, 1619 First slaves in the 13 colonies It was significance to need of slave labor in the USA Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Jan 1, 1793 The Cotton Gin Invented Jan 1, 1793 Constitutional Conventionn Jan 12, 1812 War of 1812 Jan 1, 1820 The Missouri Comromise Jan 1, 1820 The North stops owning slaves in 1820s Aug 22, 1831 Nat Turner's Rebellion Jan 1, 1846 Wilmot Provio Aug 9, 1848 Free-Soil Party Nov 1, 1848 Election of 1848 Taylor was elected president Jan 1, 1850 Underground Railroad Jan 1, 1850 The Fugitive Slave Act Jan 1, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Jan 1, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin was Published Jan 1, 1854 John Brown's Raid Jan 1, 1856 Dred Scott VS. Sanford Jan 1, 1856 Licoln vs. Douglas Debates Jan 1, 1860 Slave and Cotton Demand Go Up Nov 1, 1860 Election of 1860 Jan 1, 1861 The Start of the Civil War