Road to the Civil War

By jessilynhubbard

  • Sectionalism

    Emerges in the U.S and replaces the idea of Nationalism

  • The North

    The North wanted to abolish slavery.

  • The South

    The South wanted to keep slaves.

  • Free Soilers Party

    Opposed the extension of slavery into western territories.

  • Fugitive Slave Law

    Required that Northern states return escaped slaves states to their owners.

  • Election of 1852

    Franklin Pierce elected president

  • Compromise of 1852

    The acquisition of Mexican territory

  • Underground Railroad

    Network of people who helped slaves escape to the North.

  • Kansas Nebraska Act

    Allowed free and previously unorganized territories of Kansas and Nebraska to vote on Nebraska.

  • Election of 1856

    James Buchanan elected president.

  • Dred Scott vs. Sanford

    His owner died and he sued for his freedom but he did not win the case because he was a slave and not a citizen.

  • Lincoln Douglas Debates

    Lincoln versus Douglas for senate

  • Freeport Doctrine

    If the territory does not pass slave laws, no slavery can exist.

  • John Brown's Raid

    Attacked federal arsenal and tried to give slaves weapons to rebel.

  • Election of 1860

    Lincoln wins the election.