Road to the Civil War

By purkissa18

  • First Slaves in the 13 colonies

    what- first african slaves are taken rom africa and taken to the 13 colonie
    why- we needd slaves to start southern economies dependence on slave labor

  • French Indian war

    what- french indian war

  • Industrial revolution

    the idea whether slave life in the south or factory life in the north was worse

  • American Revolution

  • cotton gin

    it made cotton production move faster
    demand for slaves

  • popular sovernty

    got the south mad

  • constitutional convenstion

    disagreement between how to run states

  • immigration

    immigrants oin the north, slavery in the south
    south wanted immigrants for slaves

  • The War of 1812

    south wanted it
    north didn't
    disgareement between tarrifs

  • MIssouri comprimise

  • monroe doctrine

  • abolitionists

  • nat turners rebllion

  • annexation of texas

    south and north disagree

  • northern star published

  • election of 1848

  • mexican war

  • Free soil party

  • Texas and California added

  • compromise of 1850

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    made south mad because they felt like the book made them seem like everyone in the south treated their slaves badly

  • underground railroad

  • aberham election

  • Furgitive Acts

    disagreement between the north and the south trying to cath runaway slaves

  • Millard Filmore- new president