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Nullification Crisis
Event that was between South Carolina and the federal government. South Carolina threatened that if their way was not followed they secede. However, President Jackson would a stop to this by sending a militia to surround South Carolina. This led to the civil war. -
The Conclusion of the Mexican-American War
With the conclusion of the Mexican-American war, there was an abundance of land that was ceded to the United States. This raised the question of which states would be free and which states would be slave states. Debates would soon start over this issue. This led to the Civil War. -
Fugitive Slave Act
This act forced all states to return runaway slaves to their respective owner's. This would upset many northern states that were opposed to slavery. This led to the Civil War. -
Release of novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
This novel which was written by abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe would shine a light on the true conditions that slaves faced in their everyday lives. Many people would begin to reject slavery because of this novel. This led to the Civil War. -
Bleeding Kansas
This event was the result of the Kansas-Nebraska act. The government decided to leave the decision of those states becoming slave states to populat sovereignty. However, this would ensue the violent murders that would prevent people from voting. This led to the Civil War. -
Preston Brooks's attack on Charles Sumner
This event would show just how far tensions had reached even in the government. The caning of Charles Sumner was significant because the utter savageness would be a reflection of how bad the disagreement of the topic of slavery really was. This led to the Civil War. -
Pottawatomie Massacre
This was an event which John Brown and a band of abolitionists had murdered and mutilated the bodies of southerners who were going to vote in favor of slavery.This led to the Civil War. -
Harper's Ferry Raid
This was an attack that was led by radical abolitionist John Brown, he had hoped to start a slave rebellion. However, that slave rebellion had never transpired.This led to the civil war. -
Abraham Lincoln Is Elected President
The state of South Carolina had already been threatening secession if Abraham Lincoln was to be elected president. Soon after South Carolina had seceded, six other southern states also started to secede. This led to the Civil War -
Attack on Fort Sumter
The attack on Fort Sumter would be the official method that the confederacy would use to declare that the ties that they once had been severed. This led to the Civil War.
