Road to the Civil War By brights19 Mar 31, 1777 Vermont Abolishes Slavery Mar 31, 1787 Constitutional Convention Mar 31, 1789 The Cotton Gin Mar 31, 1800 Tariff Wars Mar 31, 1804 Not Being Able to Ban Slavery There were many people in the states that believed that slavery was wrong and that there should not be slavery. the problem was that the southern people needed slaves to help them grow their plants and help around the house. Mar 31, 1812 War of 1812 Apr 3, 1820 Missouri Compromise Mar 31, 1830 underground Railroad Mar 31, 1831 Nat Turner Mar 31, 1845 Texas Annexation Mar 31, 1849 M/A War Apr 3, 1849 election of 1848 Mar 31, 1865 Civil War