Events leading up to the civil war

  • the compromise of 1850 and clean the fugitive slave act

    Regarding Washington, the slave trade would be abolished in the district of Columbia although slavery would still be permitted.
  • Kansas -Nebraska act

    The Kansas -Nebraska act repealed Missouri compromise create two new territories in allowed for popularity sovereignty
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    Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas was a series of violent civil confrontation in Kansas territory between 1854 and 1859 which emerged from a political and ideological debate over the legality of slavery in Kansas.
  • Dred Scott v. Stanford

    The Dred Scott decision was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court in which the court held that the US Constitution was not meant to include American citizenship for Black people.
  • Lincoln - Douglas debate‘s

    The Lincoln Douglas debate series of seven debates between Democratic senator Stephen a Douglas and Republican challenger Abraham Lincoln during the 1850 Illinois senatorial campaign.
  • John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry

    John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry it was an effort by abolitionist John brown to initiate a slave revolt in southern states by taking over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry Virginia
  • Election of Abraham Lincoln

    United States presidential election was the 19th quadrennial presidential election