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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise lowered tension between the North and the South. It kept the number of free states and slave states equal until the Mexican-American War. It also created a line to designate future free and slave states. -
California Gold Rush.
Caused many people to migrate to California to try to find more gold. Many places in California was built due to people finding gold. -
Mexican War
stemming from the United States' annexation of Texas in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas was going to be a free or slave state. Tensions raised because they was trying to figure out was it going to be a free or slave sate. -
Compromise of 1850
a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican–American War. i think that this was lowering tensions over slavery because they were trying to get the territories right. -
Fugitive Slave Law.
The act allowed for the recovery of runaway slaves and authorized the arrest or seizure of fugitives. The act also created a fine of $500 for any person who aided a fugitive, this raised tensions because some people wasn't even slaves -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin is published
This raised tension between the North and the South. One reason is because it made slavery look terrible and it was very graphic. Northerners began to hate slavery. Southerners banned the book calling it propaganda and full of lies. -
Republican Party Forms
The tensions rise because of the republican party. One reason is because the north created the republican party and the south saw the northerners that were republican a threat to slavery. -
Kansas- Nebraska Act
This act raised more tensions between the north and the south. It raised tensions because it let the people decided weather they were against slavery or not -
Charles Sumner caned in the Senate
Charles Sumner made tensions rise between the north and the south. One reason is because the speech made by Sumner, denounced slave states, especially South Carolina. The north was outraged by the actions and the South was happy. Violence foreshadowed the civil wa -
Charles Sumner caned in the Senate
Charles Sumner made tensions rise between the north and the south. One reason is because the speech made by Sumner, denounced slave states, especially South Carolina. The north was outraged by the actions and the South was happy. Violence foreshadowed the civil wa -
Dred Scott vs. Sandford
The case between Dred Scott vs. Sandford fueled tensions between the North and the South. One reason was because the North did not like slavery and the supreme court ruled in favor of the South. The supreme court obeyed by the constitution and it said protect people's property. No slave can sue in court. -
John Brown’s Raid at Harper’s Ferry
He tried to get a lot of weapons to get to the slaves so they could rebel and they didn't meet him, and he got capture and executed this raised tensions because he was fighting for slaves. -
Abraham Lincoln elected President
Abraham Lincoln being elected president raised tensions. One reason is because the north liked his views on slavery, he did not think slavery is right. The south felt like since he won something will be done about slavery and he will end it but he actually stated states that have slaves now can keep them but slavery cannot expand. -
Southern states begin to secede
Southern states secede, raises tension in the North and the South. One reason is because the south was convinced that the north would get rid of slavery. The south felt that when Abraham Lincoln wins president he will get rid of slavery because he does not agree with it -
Battle at Fort Sumter
The Battle at fort Sumter raised tension between the North and the South. It raised tension because it started the American Civil War. -
“Bleeding Kansas”
This event caused tensions to rise. One reason is because the northerners and the southerners wanted Kansas to adopt their way of living since they were under popular sovereignty and they could pick if they were a free or slave state. The north and south caused Kansas to have a civil war between abolitionists and slave owners. -
Wilmot Proviso
his raised the tensions between the North and the South. One reason is because the Wilmot proviso suggested making all land won from Mexico FREE. The southerners and the pro-slavery congressmen made sure the Wilmot did not pass.
