Civil war express

Missouri compromise

Mar 3, 1820

The Northern and southern politicians have heated debates over the growth of slavery.

Fugitive Slave Act

Sep 18, 1850

This act permitted the capture of African-Americans who had fled to the north to escape slavery.

Bleeding Kansas 1855

Dec 14, 1855

This is when 5000 people from nearby proslavery Missouri came and voted for proslavery representatives in Kansas illlegally.