Pre-Civil War TImeline

  • Fugitive SLave act

    An act forced ant federal official who doesn't report / arrest a runway slave is liable to pay a fine. Caued many abolitionists.
  • Uncle toms cabin

    Was an anti slavery novel and it was a blue print if you call it of the civil war.
  • republican party was created / established

    this was when a new party was established by three parties free soilers , Northern Democrats,and Whigs. No slavery in western terrotories. And they were not for extension of slavery.
  • Kanas- Nebraska Act

    Was an act in which led to bleeding Kanas and this was significant because it was a big deal with slavery
  • Bleeding Kanas

    this was an ordeal in which happened in the U.S. senate and it consisted of two men one a South Carolina Congressman and a senator of Massachusets. This was a big thing because after this was completed there was just a reign of terror had rose in eastern Kanas. and thats why they have called/ named it " Bleeding Kanas."
  • Charles Sumner is attacked by Preston Brooks on the Senate Floor

    was a part of Bleeding Kanas . But showed many people how this was a big deal with pro and anti slaves.
  • Dred Scott decision

    this was decision to give the United states congress more power over the slave propertyless proctection towards certain actions than other description of property. And the only power given is the power to the owner in his rights. And this was a parto f the line of 36 30 latitude. in which states that not one person should own a peace of "property" above this line.
  • Lecompton Contitution Rejected

    This "constitution"was rejected because itb was for slavery and there wasn't enough opposition through the U.S. congress
  • Minnesota becomes 32nd state and is free

    Thjis was big thng because after the state was presented as free it sturred other states into rage towards being free or slave.
  • John Brown Raided Harper's Ferry

    This was about this man named john Brown whoi was trying to create an uprise with antislaves and he wantedto start a slave uprising in Harpers Ferry in Virginia which is now West Virginia and they were using captured weapons. But it ended up s a loss because the slaves were surrounded and shot to death and John Brown was under to be hung.
  • Abraham Lincoln elected for president

    After he was elected to bethe presidnet of the U.S. south carolina and six other states were in an agreement to leave the unoin and the big problem towards slavery.