Slavery and the Events Leading up to the Civil War By oe19theodoree Mar 1, 1787 Theodore Evingham Mar 21, 1787 Underground railroad Aug 22, 1831 Nat Turners Rebellion Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Mar 3, 1850 Missouri Compromise May 30, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act May 21, 1856 bleeding kansas Mar 6, 1857 Dred Scott Case Nov 6, 1860 Presidential Election of 1860 Dec 6, 1865 underground railroad