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Slavery in Jamestown
Once Englishmen settled in Jamestown, Virginia some settlers were required to do years of labor in exchange for passage to America. Eventually the white laborers got tired of the hard work and decided Africans would replace the labor force. This led to the Civil War because settlers decided to allow slavery in the New World not knowing or caring about the consequences. -
Missouri Compromise
In order to balance out the number of free states and slave states Maine was admitted to be a free state and Missouri was a slave state.In the Lousiana Purchase land north of the southern boundary prohibited slavery. This led to the Civil War because it cut off the Civil War for 40 years by making a balanced amount of free states and slave states to keep the people at "peace". -
Treaty of Hidalgo
This treaty stated that Mexico agreed to cede California and New Mexico to the United States while also understanding that the Rio Grande was the territorial boundary. In return the United States would pay $15 million dollars to Mexico. This led to the civil war by adding more land to the United States and making decissions in which states would be free or slave. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act was part of the Compromise of 1850. It indicated that if any federal official didn't arrest or return a run away slave they would be fined. This led to the Civil War because it made abolitionists try harder to end slavery. -
Underground Railroads
The underground railroads were not underground or ralroads, but were secret ways for slaves wanting freedom to take a chance to become free. Harriet Tubman was called the Conductor since she helped many slaves gain freedom. The system went through 14 Northern states and to Canada. This led to the Civil War because abolitonists began to speak while angry whites demanded Fugitive Slave Laws to be strengthened. -
Uncle Toms Cabin
Uncle Toms Cabin was abolitionist propaganda written by Harriet Stowe. This book sold more than 300,000 copies in just one year of publication. It held information about abolitonist politics and the emotional life of a slave in a cruel system. It rocked the nation which is how it led to the Civil War because it changed the view of slavery to many people in the North and South. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Since the south oppossed only one territory(Nebraska) Stephan A Douglas decided to make two new territories which now introduced Kansas. Popular sovergeignty decided which state would be free and which state woud be slave. This led to the Civil War because it destroyed the Whig party and divided the northen democrats. -
Potawatomie Massacre
Abolitionist John Brown gathered six followers including four of his sons who murdered and then butchered five pro-slavery settlers. They did this to impose a threat to the supporters of slavery. This ledto the Civil War by increasing anit-abolitionists aggression. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott was a slave that was taken to Illinois by his master. Scott believed that since he was in a free state that he should be free as well. So, he went to court however the Court stated how Scott owned no property and that he was taken to a free state by his owner. Therefore, Scott was considererd property since he is a slave, This led to the Civil War by increasing abolitionsts to fight against slavery. -
John Browns Raid
Abolitionist John Brown gathered 18 followers attempted to seize an arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Unfortunately citizens, local militias, and U.S. troops stopped this slave uprising. Ten of Browns followers were killed and he was taken to court. John Brown was found guilty for treason and sentanced to death. He was hung along with six ofhis followers. This led to the Civil War by scaring the white southerns that they were not safe in the union and increased the strength of the abolitionist
