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Events Leading to the Civil War

  • Wilimot Proviso

    Wilimot Proviso
    Pennsylvania Democratic congressmen
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850
    Was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States congress.
  • "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Frist published

    "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Frist published
    Anovel first published by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
  • Kansas- Nebraska Act

    Kansas- Nebraska Act
    The act of congress in 1854 annuling the Missouri compromise providing for the organization of the territories.
  • John Brown's Masacre at Pottawatomic Creek

    John Brown's Masacre at Pottawatomic Creek
    He foundhuman bonage immoral and unthinkable
  • John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia

    John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
    Was an attempt by the white acdlitanist John Brown to start an armed slave revolt.
  • Dred Scott decision

    Dred Scott decision
    A controvensial fuling made by the supreme coutr in 1857
  • Lincoln- Douglas debate

    Lincoln- Douglas debate
    A series of debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen.
  • Abraham Lincoln is elected as a republican president

    Abraham Lincoln is elected as a republican president
    Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th persident of the United States over a deeply divided democratic party.
  • South Carolina Secedes from the Union

    South Carolina Secedes from the Union
    Was a site of a major political and military importance for the confederate during the American Civil War.
  • Confederate States of America are formed

    Confederate States of America are formed
    During the American Civil War the confederate states of America consisted of the governments of 11 southern states
  • Confederate Troops Fire Fort Sumter, South Carolinia

    Confederate Troops Fire Fort Sumter, South Carolinia
    Was the bombardmend and suffender of Fort Sumter near Charlestan South Carolinia.