Road to the Civil War By stevens17 Mar 9, 1619 First slaves brought to the colonies Mar 10, 1776 Declaration of Independence Mar 9, 1793 Cotton Gin invented Mar 9, 1820 Missouri Compromise Mar 9, 1831 Nat Turners Rebelllion Mar 9, 1848 Free-Soil party formed Mar 9, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Mar 9, 1850 Dred Scott case Mar 9, 1852 Uncle Toms cabin written Mar 9, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska act Period: Mar 9, 1855 to Mar 9, 1861 Bleeding Kansas Mar 9, 1860 Lincoln elected president (Election of 1860) Mar 9, 1860 Confederate staes of America created Mar 9, 1861 Attack on fort Sumnter