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Compromise of 1820
Congress passed a bill granting Missouri as a slave state under the condition that slavery was to be forever prohibited in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase north of the 36th parallel, which runs along almost 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 that took place in Virginia, during August 1831. Led by Nat Turner, rebel slaves killed from 55 to 65 people, the largest and deadliest slave uprising in U.S. history. This event increased the tension between north and south. -
The Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was designed to eliminate slavery within the land acquired as a result of the Mexican War. Soon after the war began, President James K. Polk sought the appropriation of $2 million as part 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 by the strengthening of the fugitive slave law, the north gained a new free state, California. Texas lost territory but was compensated with 10 million dollars to pay for its debt. Slave trade was prohibited in Washington DC, but slavery was not. This event decreased the tension between north and south. -
Publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Published in 1852, the novel "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War", according to Will Kaufman. The novel revealed the cruelty of the slavery and accelerated the abolishment of the slavery. This event increased the tension between north and south. -
Election of 1860
Even though Lincoln did not win the popular vote, he won the election with a total of 180 electoral votes. Lincoln's victory encouraged South Carolina to break from the United States. They had been on the verge to break away and the outcome of the election was their last sting. This event increased the tension between north and south.
