The Civil War

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise
    It was created to make the amount of slave and free states equal. The result was that missouri would be a slave state and Maine would be a free state. No slavery was allowed over the latitude line:36*30'
  • The Nullification Crisis of 1832

    The Nullification Crisis of 1832
  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850
    It was created to equalize the amout of free and slave states. Two results were slave trade was banned in Washington D.C., Texas surrendered its claim to New Mexico.
  • The Kansas-Nebraska Act

    The Kansas-Nebraska Act
    This, like the other acts and compromises, was created to equalize the amount of free and slave states. The results were that Kansas was accepted as a slave state and Nebraska was accepted as a free state.
  • The Dred Scott Case

    The Dred Scott Case
    The Dred Scott case was when a slave claimed to be a free man, because he had lived in a free state. The defendant was found not guilty and Dred scott returned from where he had went as a slave.
  • The Election of 1860

    The Election of 1860
    The election of 1860 was an election with multiple parties. Abraham Lincoln, who represented the repulican party, won.