civil war

  • Missouri compromise

    Missouri compromise

    an agreed upon line on where states below are slave and states above are free, to preserve balance
  • Nat Turner slave rebellion

    Nat Turner slave rebellion

    took place in Virginia Nat turner and slaves rebelled and killed around 50 whites
  • War with mexico

    War with mexico

    ended in 1848, war against Mexico for the territory of Texas
  • Wilmot Proviso

    Wilmot Proviso

    End slavery in the land acquired by Mexican war
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    result is no more slave trade in Washington D.C and fugitive slave act
  • Fugitive slave act

    Fugitive slave act

    Any escaped slave even if in north must be returned to master
  • Uncle toms cabin

    Uncle toms cabin

    A book written and told the horrors of slave life, angered many northerners
  • Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas

    Ended in 1859, violent conflict over results of popular sovereignty
  • Kansas Nebraska Act

    Kansas Nebraska Act

    Repealed Missouri compromise, popular sovereignty
  • Dred Scott decision

    Dred Scott decision

    Dred Scott lost due to fact he had no citizenship
  • John browns raid on Harpers Ferry

    John browns raid on Harpers Ferry

    John Brown attacked weaponry in hope of slave support
  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860

    Lincoln won and angered south
  • South Carolina secedes

    South Carolina secedes

    South Carolina seceded in hope to keep Slavery
  • Creation of confederacy

    Creation of confederacy

    As more states seceded they created new country
  • Fort Sumpter

    Fort Sumpter

    Confederate attack sumpter on which in controlled by union
  • Antietam

    Antietam

    fought mostly in sounthern states union victory
  • Vicksburg

    Vicksburg

    ended July 4th, massive victory for union, split the confederacy
  • Gettysburg

    Gettysburg

    Union victory, massive loss for confederate forces ended 2 days after start
  • Appomattox Courthouse

    Appomattox Courthouse

    Treaty to end war and for confederacy to rejoin the states