Events Leading to the Civil War

By AidenWyatt
  • Wilimot Proviso

    Wilimot Proviso

    Eliminates slavery with the bind from Mexico.

  • Compromise of 1850

    5 separate bills passed by the US

  • "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

    A book about slaves.

  • Kansas - Nebraska Act

    People could move to these territories
  • John Brown's Masacre at Pottawatomie Creek

    John Brown's Masacre at Pottawatomie Creek

    John Brown led men to kill 5 pro-slavery men.

  • Dred Scott Decision

    The court's rule in against a slave who says he is free
  • Lincoln - Douglas Debate "A House Divided Against itself can not stand"

    Lincoln - Douglas Debate "A House Divided Against itself can not stand"

    Speech about the North and South.

  • Abe Lincoln is Elected President

    The first Republican President

  • South Carolina Secedes from the Union

    South Carolina did not want to be part of the Union
  • Confederate States of America are Formed

    Confederate States of America are Formed

    Southern part of the United States forms its own country.

  • Confederate Troops Fire at Fort Sumter

    Start of the Civil War

  • John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry

    John Brown took over an Arsenal at Harpers Ferry