Road to the Civil War

By NottA19

  • Vermont Abolishes Slavery

  • The Cotton Gin

  • Tariff Wars - Early 1800s

  • The War of 1812

  • The US agreed to Occupy Oregon jointly with Britain

  • The Start of the Underground RaIlroad

    The Start of the Underground RaIlroad
    The underground railroad was a system were abolitionists in the south helped slaves escape to Canada.

  • Nat Turner Rebellion

  • The Annexation of Texas

  • President Polk orders General Taylor to set up posts on land being disputed with Mexico

  • The Mexican/American War

    The Mexican/American War

  • The Free-Soil Party Was Create

    The Free-Soil party's goal was to prevent slavery from expanding to the west

  • Republican party is created.

    The main goal of the Republican party was not to abolish slavery, but to prevent the expansion of slavery to the west.

  • Abe Lincoln challenged Democrat Stephen Douglas for his seat in the Senate.

  • The Civil War