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events leading up to the civil war
In this timeline, there will be events explained that lead up to the civil war. -
The Question about Missouri
In 1819 Missouri admitted to Congress for statehood as a slave state. At the time, the states were equal between free and slave states. The question was, should Missouri be a slave or free state? -
Tallmadge Amendment
The Tallmadge Amendment was a bill to make Missouri a state buit only as a free state. The South protested and said it was unconstitutional to choose if a state should be free or slave. This sparked up commotion in Congress. -
Congress is Deadlocked
Congress is deadlocked because they can't make a decision. The South protested that the North already had the majority in the House and if Missouri is admitted as a free state, then the North will also rule the Senate too. -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise is a compromise that admitted Missouri as a slave stat and Maine as a free state. It also said that there is now an imaginary line drawn to separate the North and the South. Anything North was free and anything South was slave. -
The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 is a compromise that stated Califonia's admission as a free state, giving New Mexico and Utah terrotories slavery, and having a stronger slave fugitive law. Eventually this didn't work and put a bigger hole between the people. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was an act that created the Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise. This rose more disagreements about slavery and enraged the Union. -
Dred Scott Decision
The Dred Sctoo Desicion was a Supreme Court desicion that said that African Americans can't become citizens and that the Missouri Compromise was unconsitiutional. This divided the Unoin by making people angry with the court's decision. -
The Election of 1860 and Secession
The Election of 1860 and Secession was an election of four different people who all had different views on the U.S.'s future. Eventually the South secessed from the Unoin and made the Confederate States of America. This divided the Unoin because it made more and more people disagree. -
Attack on Fort Sunter
The Attack on Fort Sumter is the start of the Civil War. It was an open fire battle that involved the Confederate States and took place at the Charleston Harbor. It was a peaceful battle with no bloodshed but lead to the bloodiest war in American history. This divided the Unoin because chaos broke out along with war, bloodshed, death, and suffering.
