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Causes of the Civil War
There were 8 main causes of the Civil War. I will describe each one by including the Who, What, When, Where, and Why. I also will include Other Details so you get the maximum information. -
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Who: Henry Clay devised the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
When: This event occurred in 1820.
Where: This event happened at Congress and in the Louisiana Territory.
What: This made it where one free state and one slave state were admitted in the U.S. at a time. Also, it determined what states would be free or slave in the new territory.
Why: This event occurred to maintain balance between free state and slave state representation in Congress. -
Missouri Compromise of 1820 Continued
Other Details: This allowed an even amount of slave states and free states in America. Also, one free state (Maine) and one slave state (Missouri) were annexed into the United States of America. Picture Credit: Pbs.org -
Wilmot Proviso
Who: David Wilmot was involved in this event.
When: This event occurred in 1846.
Where: This event occured in Mexico. (The territory aquired from Mexico)
What: This event removed the right for slaveholders to take slaves into new territory.
Why: This event hapened to prevent the spread of slavery in the new territory.
Other Details: This event failed to pass into law.
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Compromise of 1850
Who: Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and Stephen Douglas were involved in this event.
When: This event occurred in 1850.
Where: This event happened in California and Washington D.C.
What: The compromise stated that Congress would not pass any slave laws in the new territory from the Mexican Cession. Also, California was annexed as a free state and Washington D.C.had no slave trade.
Why: This occurred to keep balance in the Union and in the governement (Congress). This was between slavery vs. free. -
Compromise of 1850-Continued
Other Details: Both sides had to compromise to achieve a successful compromise. Also, Douglas persisted Congress to pass this Compromise.
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Fugitive Slave Act
Who: Congress was involved in the Fugitive Slave Act.
When: This event occurred in 1850.
Where: This event happened in Congress and in the North.
What: This act required Northerners to capture runaway slaves and return them to their owners.
Why: This happened because the South complained it was against states' rights for slave states.
Other Details: "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was written to critisize this act.
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
Who: Senator Stephen Douglas was involved in this act.
When: This event occurred in 1854.
Where: This event happened in the Mid-West.
What: Senator Douglas proposed popular sovereignty which was to let the people decide to allow or ban slavery.
Why: Douglas proposed this bill to get Southern support for a railroad in the North. This actually led to bloodshed in Kansas between the supporters and opponents of slavery. Both sides sent supporters into the territory to win the vote. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act Continued
Other Details: This act overturned the Missouri Compromise.
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Bleeding Kansas
Who: The main people involved in this event were: the Kansas residents, politician's, John Brown, and Henry Clay.
When: This event was in 1854-1861.
Where: This happened in Kansas and its borders.
What: This era was a series of violent political events between people for and against slavery.
Why: This occurred because they fighting over whether or not to have slavery.
Other Details: The different sides of these skirmishes were pro against no slavery.
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Dred Scott v. Sandford
Who: The people involved in thiis case were Dred Scott and Chief Justice Roger Taney.
When: This event occurred in 1857.
Where: This event was in the Supreme Court.
What: This event was where Dred Scott was taken into a free state and then taken back into slavery by his slave owner. He claimed that since he stepped foot in free territory he was a free man. He then sued for his freedom.
Why: This event occurred because Dred Scott wanted to be a free man with rights so he sued for his freedom. -
Dred Scott v. Sandford Continued
Other Details: President Abraham Lincoln believed that African-Americans should have basic rights. (Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Hapiness)
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Who: The people involved in this event were President Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas.
When: This event occurred in 1858.
Where: This event occurred in Charleston, Ilinois.
What: This event was a debate over slavery.Lincoln explained that slaves that are people and should have basic rights.
Why: Lincoln wanted to stop the spread of slavery and prove that slaves are people too.
Other Details: Lincoln won this debate.
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