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American Revolution
This was a major cause of the Civil war because they declared independence from Britain to be their own country and that influenced the south to make the confederacy. -
The Annexation of Texas
The Annexation of Texas greatly influenced the Civil war because it became a slave state wich gave more power to the south. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Idalgo
with thetreaty of Guadalupe Idalgo, Americagained the western territories. This caused a problem: as these new territories would be admitted as states, they could either be a free or a slave state To deal with this, Congress passed the Compromise of 1850 which basically made California free and allowed the people to pick in Utah and New Mexico. This ability of a state to decide whether it would allow slavery was called popular sovereignty. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act was passed as part of the Compromise of 1850. This act forced any federal official who did not arrest a runaway slave liable to pay a fine. This was the most controversial part of the Compromise of 1850 and caused many abolitionists to increase their efforts against slavery. This act increased the Underground Railroad activity as fleeing slaves made their way to Canada. -
Uncle Toms Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, This novel showed the cruelty of Slavery. Witch inpired more the abolitionist.This book also influenced the European cuntrys. -
Bleeding Kansas
The Kansas-Nebraska act allowed both states to choose whether they were free or slave states. The free and slave states kiled innocent people just to give their votes. -
Charles Sumner attacked by Preston on the Senate
The attack on Lawrence, Kansas basically lead to Charles Sumner being attacked by Preston after giving a speech about that event about "...attacking the pro-slavery forces for the violence occurring in Kansas." this made a feude betweeen northerners and south. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott lost the case to become a frre slave, But the cause was that it motivated more the Abolitionist. -
Jhon Brown in Harpers Ferry
Jonh Brown arrived to Harpper's Ferry, Virginia with about 20 men, in hope to cause a slave uprising usuing the captured weapons. Later they got caught and all were hanged for treason. This action Revolted the southerns vs. Northenners. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
When he got elected president South Carolina followed by six other states seceded from the Union because they still wanted to be slave states, This caused even more trouble because Lincoln belived that all states should be United.
