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Compromise of 1820
The Congress passed a bill which granted Missouri as a slave state under the condition that slavery would be prohibited forever in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase north of the 36th parallel. It also ran nearly all over the southern border of Missouri. This event decreased the tension between north and south. -
Nat Turner’s Slave Revolt
Nat Turner's Rebellion was a slave rebellion. It took place in Virginia in August 1831. Led by Nat Turner, rebel slaves killed about 60 people. It was the largest and deadliest slave uprising in the US history. This event increased the tension between north and south. -
The Wilmot Proviso
August 8, 1846
The Wilmot Proviso was designed to eliminate slavery within the land acquired. It was also the result of the Mexican War (1846-1848). After the war began, President James K. Polk sought the appropriation of 2 million dollars as parts of a bill to negotiate the terms of a treaty. This event increased the tension between north and south. -
Compromise of 1850
The south gained the pleased result of the strengthening of the fugitive slave law. The north gained a new free state which was California. Texas lost territory but was compensated with 10 million dollars to pay for its debt. Although slave trade was prohibited in Washington DC, slavery still existed and last for some time. This event decreased the tension between north and south. -
Publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
The novel "Helped Lay the Groundwork for the Civil War" was published in 1852 according to Will Kaufman. The novel illustrated how cruel the slavery was and how unfair it was to the African Americans, as well as accelerating the abolition of slavery in the whole country. This event increased the tension between north and south. -
Election of 1860
Although Abraham Lincoln didn’t win the popular vote, he won the election by getting a total of 180 electoral votes. The victory of Lincoln let South Carolina finally decide to break from the United States. They had been considering to break away from the US for some time and the result of Lincoln being the president was the last thing that let them make final decisions. This event increased the tension between north and south.
