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Nat Turners rebellion
Nat Turners rebellion was a significant slave revolt that took place in Southampton County, Virginia. Nat Turner, was an American preacher who had led a group of fellow slaves in a rebellion against their white en-slavers. Turner and his followers killed around 55 to 65 white people. This led to the civil war by giving law makers a reason to make more strict laws for slaves and run-away slaves causing an outrage in the abolitionists. -
Nullification Crisis
The Nullification Crisis occured in the early 1830s and centered around the conflict between the federal government and the state of south Carolina over the issue of tariffs. The crisis arose primarily due to the South Carolinas opposition to the Tariff of Abominations. This contributed to leading to the civil war by causing sectional tensions, and brought economic and social divisions and normalizing political conflicts. -
Fugitive slave act 1850
The fugitive slave act required slaves to be returned to their owners even if they were found in free states or territories. The fugitive slave act led up to the civil war by moral opposition, it increased resistance in the North, and led to escalating violence between slave catchers and abolitionists. -
Bleeding Kansas 1854-1859
Bleeding Kansas was a violent conflict and political upheaval in the Kansas territory. Over the issue of whether Kansas would enter the union as a free or slave state. Bleeding Kansas was significant in leading to the civil war because it led to increasing Tensions between Pro-slave states and Anti-slave states,These events had a huge impact on politics because this would become a powerful anti-slavery force. It also set a dangerous precedent for resolving disputes over slavery through violence. -
Uncle Toms Cabin
Uncle Toms Cabin was a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe and it had a significant impact on american society, fueling the abolitionist movement in the north and sparking heated debates over the morality and legality of slavery. It was widely praised for its vivid depiction of the horrors of slavery. This contributed to the start of the civil war by galvanizing Abolitionist sentiment, and strengthened the Abolitionist movement. -
Kansas - Nebraska act 1854
The Kansas-Nebraska act was a pivotal piece of legislation that repealed the Missouri compromise of 1820 and established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. The Kansas-Nebraska act was significant in leading to the civil war because it repealed the Missouri Compromise, caused violent conflict in Kansas known as "Bleeding Kansas", it also led to the rise of the republican party. -
Brooks-Sumner incident
The Brooks-Sumner incident was also know as the caning of Charles Sumner happened of May 22, 1856, in the US Senate chamber, Preston Brooks, a pro-slavery congressman attacked Charles Sumner, an abolitionist senator from Massachusetts, with a cane in retaliation for a speech Sumner made condemning slavery and pro-slavery politicians. This caused an escalation of tensions between the north and the south, and this was used as a symbol of southern brutality. -
Dred Scott vs Stanford
Dred Scott vs Stanford was a landmark legal dispute in the united states that further deepened the divide over the issue of slavery. Dred Scott, an enslaved African American man sued for his freedom on the basis of his residence in free territories. The supreme courts decision in 1857, however, ruled against Scott declaring that a person of African descent could not be considered a citizen and therefore had no standing to sue.this embodied pro-slave forces in the south dividing the country more. -
John Browns raid on Harpers Ferry
Abolitionist John Brown and a small group of followers launched an armed attack on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Browns aim was to seize the weapons stored there and use them to arm slaves, sparking a widespread rebellion against slavery in the south. This contributed to leading to the civil war by Heightening Sectional Tensions, Increasing Militancy, and causing a Political Fallout. -
Election of 1860
The election of 1860 was a huge moment in American history that ultimately contributed to the outbreak of the civil war. The election featured four main candidates representing different political parties and sectional interests. This led to the civil war because of sectionalism, secession of southern states, deterioration of compromise, and armed conflict.