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Period: to
1790-1865
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Period: to
1790-1865
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The Invention of The Cotton Gin.
This was a huge factor to the civil war because after this invention there was a huge demand for slaves therefor making the whole situation a much bigger deal than it already was -
Missouri Comprimise
The Missorri comprimise I think is what really sperated the states giving the south some abition when the time came to leave since they weren't one whole contry anymore. -
Comprimise of 1850
I think this made slavery more real to the north seeing harsh treatment by slave owners coming and collecting run away slaves -
Uncle Toms Cabin
This was in my mind the biggest thing that lead up to the civil war because it really illistrated what it was like to be a slave -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Dred Scott Supreme Court Case
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates
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John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry
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Election of lincoln
This has to be one of the biggest things leading up to civil war considering this man started and ended the war -
Secession of South Carolina
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Attack on Fort Sumter