Events leading up to the civil war.

By TheBenjaminJarosz

  • MIssouri Compromise

    MIssouri Compromise
    The Missouri Compromise was a piece of legislation that divided the states into either a free or slave states along the 36th parallel.

  • Nat Turner Rebellion

    Nat Turner Rebellion
    Nat Turner led a group of men who killed 60 slave owners and believed god sent him to end slavery, the revolt led to stronger restrictions on slaves across the south.

  • The Wilmot Proviso

    The Wilmot Proviso
    A legal proposal to prevent slavery from expanding as the United States grew its territory.

  • Mexican-American War

    Mexican-American War
    Disputes over the land that was annexed from Mexico in regards to its status as a slave or free state.

  • Gold Rush of California

    Gold Rush of California
    White southern slave owners started bringing slaves to California to mine gold.

  • Harriett Tubman and Underground Railroad

    Harriett Tubman and Underground Railroad
    Harriott Tubman was a social activist who helped over 70 slaves travel the "Underground Railroad" and escape slavery.

  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850
    California was admitted as a free state, Other previously Mexican states would not mention slavery, so the fugitive slave act was put in place.

  • Fugitive Slave Act

    Fugitive Slave Act
    The Fugitive Slave Act allowed slaves to be retuned to their owners even if they were in a free state.

  • Uncle Tom’s Cabin

    Uncle Tom’s Cabin
    Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a book that when published, opened the eyes of many to the terrible realities of the conditions faced in slavery.

  • Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas
    A fight across the western portion of the United States at the time between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces. And the movement of people to sway a vote on slavery.

  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Kansas-Nebraska Act
    Repealed the Missouri Compromise, and made the Kansas and Nebraska territories, the vote was left to the people regarding the status of these places as free or slave.

  • Dred Scott V. Sanford

    Dred Scott V. Sanford
    A court decision that slaves of African descent were not American citizens, as well as their children.

  • Lincoln-Douglas Debates

    Lincoln-Douglas Debates
    Seven debates between Lincon and Douglas, these debates mostly focus on the expansion of slavery on the U.S. territory.

  • John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry

    John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
    A raid on a stockpile in Virginia, in an attempt to start a slave revolt in the south.