Causes Of The Civil War

By CAKE123

  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state. Created a geographical line to separate the north and the south (slave and free states).

  • Compromise of 1850

    Senator Stephen A. Douglas (Illinois) decided that congress would vote on these 5 proposals separately and this would end the argument once and for all.

  • Fugitive Slave Act

    Required all citizens to help catch runaways, whether in the south or the north. Anyone who aided a fugitive slave could be fined or imprisoned.

  • Kansas - Nebraska Act

    Repealed the Missouri compromise and allowed settlers of these regions to vote (popular sovereignty) on whether or not to allow slavery in their states.

  • Formation of Republican Party

    The government should ban slavery from new territories. Further divided the north (mainly Republican) and the south (mainly Democrat.)

  • Dred Scott Decision

    Slave Dred Scott sued the U.S. government for freedom. Supreme court rejects Scott's proposal, causing strong reactions from the public- and divinding the country even more.

  • Lincoln/ Douglas Debates

    Lincoln vs. Douglas. Lincoln gains national reputation.

  • John Brown's Raid

    Abolitionist John Brown led 18 men to raid an arsenal at Harper's Ferry, VA to sart a rebellion against slave holders.

  • The South Begins to Secede