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Conflicts leading up to the Civil War
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Nat Turner's Rebellion
Slave Nat Turner sparked a slave rebellion that killed around sixty white people. The deployment of militia infantry and artillary suppresed the rebellion after two days. Nat Turner was appart of the fifty-five slaves that were hanged. -
Abolitionist publisher Elijah P. Lovejoy mudered
In Alton, Illinois Abolitionist Elijah Lovejoy was murder and his printing press was thrown into the river. Lovejoy had been calling for the end of slavery. -
Underground Railroad formally organized
Lead by black abolistionist Robert Purvis, the Underground Railroad which was used as a way for slaves in the south to escape to the north. -
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Mexican American War
The Mexican-American war happened because America wanted to expand territory and offered Mexico money to buy it, and Mexico said no they went war. America won and they signed the treaty of Gudalupe-Hidalgo which let America buy the territory at a reduced price. This led to conflicts in America on whether or not the territory should have slavery. -
Senator Henry Foote pulls a pistol on anti-slavery senator in the U.s. Senate
While in a heated arguement in the Senate, Senator Thomas Benton accused the vice president of attacking the power and dignity of the Senate. This sparked a debate between Benton and Foote. As Benton began to move menacingly towards Foote, Foote pulled a pistol and caused chaos until the gun was taken from him. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin published
Harriet Beecher Stowe published Uncle Tom's Cabin in response to the pro-slavery movement. The novel showed people the truths of slavery and how horrible it was. -
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Bleeding Kansas
After the Kansas-Nebraska act was passed anti- and pro- slavery supporters flocked to the states in hopes of influencing the decision. Eventually there was bloodshed and fifty-six lives were lost -
Brooks attacks Sumner
Senator Charles Sumner was addressing the Senate about slavery and proceeded to "call out" some senators about their stance even mocking them. Representative Preston Brooksm, who was related to one of the senators, heard about this and three days later he waited for the Senate to end and then he began to beat Sumner with his cane to unconciousness. -
John Brown's Raid
John Brown and his followers seized a federal arsenal in hopes to spark a slave rebellion. They were apprehended by U.S. marines and John Brown was hanged. -
South Carolina secedes from the Union
After Lincoln becomes president, South Carolina secedes from the Union claiming that the government was destructive towards the slave owning states. South Carolina then formed the Confedrate States of America.
