"Uncivil" Times Leading Up To The Initiation of The Civil War

By thomas 2

  • The Missouri Compromise

    Passed Congress in 1820. It admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and barred slavery from the Louisiana Territory north of the 36' 30 parallel.

  • The Missouri Compromise (2)

    By the 1850s, the situation has become so intense the compromise line could no longer hold things together.

  • Nat Turner's Rebellion

  • The Aftermath

    During the rebellion more than 60 white people were killed and afterwards many blacks were be headed. The American Colonist Society wanted to just send the blacks to Liberia and set them free, but couldn't because they needed them to work. Nat Turner died November 11, 1831.

  • A Vision

    Nat Turner was a 30 year old slave and preacher who thought God had chosen him to lead the dlave revolt.

  • The Texas Revolution

    Erupted when the American Texans rebelled against the Mexican government and eventually won their independence.

  • It Begins ...

    The first shots of the Texas Tevolution were fired on October 2, 1835 in the town of Gonzales, This battle began when that fist shot was fired and lasted until April 21, 1836.