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First Slaves in Jamestown
On August 20, 1619, slaves were brought to Jamestown. Not only were they the first slaves in Jamestown, but the first slaves to arrive to the United States. It was then that the U.S. was a slaveholding country, and would then become the largest slaveholding country. This led to the Civil War because the Civil War determined what kind of nation the United States, whether it would continue to have slaves or if all men would be equal. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was a deal to make slavery permitted in the state. Some states were slave free while others were not. This led to the Civil War due to the north and south argueing if the new territory should allow slavery. The land was divided but not exactly, the north got a larger portion while the south got a little. -
Treaty of Hidalgo
The Treaty of Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American war. It also added 525,000 square miles to the U.S territory. This brought up the topic of slavery, whether it should continue or stop, along with other events, this is it contributes to the Civil War. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 had multiple laws and policy enactments that made a new nation policy toward problems of slavery and westward expansion. The big question was whether the frontier territories should join the Union as slave states or not. The south wanted slavery while the north didn't. The Compromise of 1850 decided that new states would be slave-free. Slavery continued to be a problem, which is how this led to the Civil War because the Compromise of 1850 failed. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is a title of a book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It was published in 1852, and the main character was a black slave. Uncle Tom's Cabin made southerners look bad, and it helped fuel the abolitionist cause in the 1850's. This led to the Civil War because it heated up the topic of slavery. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was the first violence act against slavery between the north and the south. Proslavery and free-state settlers rushed into Kansas to try and influence the decision, but then it led to a fight, while John Brown led the anti-slavery fighters. This led to the Civil War because if there's one fight, there will be another. The Civil War was influenced by Bleeding Kansas. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was a slave wanted his freedom, and tried to recieve it by sueing his master's widow. He said his master, John Emerson, Took him to free soil, which means he is legally free. This arguement went to the U.S Supreme Court, and Scott was ruled against. This case led to the Civil War by leading to a hardening of antislavery attitudes and more people wanting a new antislavery Republican Party. -
John Brown's Raid in Harper's Ferry
Abolitionist John Brown led a small group, including his sons, on a raid against a ferry fillled with weapons. It was an attempt to start an armed slave revolt and stop slavery. Although he was hanged, his raid helped make further accommodation between North and South about impossible, which is how it helped lead to the Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
He was the sixteenth president and the first Republican to win presidency. The election led to the Civil War because after Abraham Lincoln became president, more states seceded from the Union. His views on slavery caused the states to leave, it was clear, that a decision needed to be made. -
The Battle of Fort Sumter
After South Carolina seceded, it wanted Fort Sumter to be turned over, but Union officials refused. Sumter was somehow a symbol of sovereignty and the Union didn't want it to fall to the Confederates. Later the Confederates demanded surrender of the fort, but the commander of Fort Sumter, Major Robert Anderson, refused.The Confederates opened fire, and attacked for more than thirty hours, but finally the fort surrendered.This led to Americas bloodiest war, the Civil War.
