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The Path To The Civil War

By lewisga187

  • The American Colonization Society was Established

    The American Colonization Society was Established
    Their goal was to get slaves out of America to a country called Liberia where they could be free.

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise
    Missouri got slaves, Maine didn't.

  • Texas Becomes a State

    Texas Becomes a State
    Texas is annexed as a slave state.

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850
    Washington D.C. and California got no slaves, Congress stopped passing laws preventing slaves in new territories, and passed laws help slave owners recapture slaves.

  • Fugitive Slave Act

    Fugitive Slave Act
    Whites could capture blacks, even if they were free.

  • Creation of Republican Party

    Creation of Republican Party
    Founded by Northeners who wanted slavery abolished.

  • Lincoln Elected President

    Lincoln Elected President
    Southeners felt the need to leave the union, in fear of losing their slaves.

  • The Confederation is formed

    The Confederation is formed
    The southern states form a country known as the Confederate States of America, so Lincoln couldn't take their slaves.

  • Lincoln Takes Office

    Lincoln Takes Office
    Lincoln is inaugurated.

  • The Civil War Begins

    The Civil War Begins
    It started with an attack on Fort Sumter in South Carolina.