Social Studies: Causes of the civil war

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  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise

    To keep the senate equal, Missouri became a slave state, and marine became a free state.
  • The compromise of 1850

    The compromise of 1850

    It allowed California to be a free state. Ended the slave trade in Washington dc.
  • The fugitive slave act

    The fugitive slave act

    It made all citizens required to catch escaped slaves, and forbid the harboring of slaves in their homes. If broken they would be faced with a hefty fine.
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin Published

    Uncle Tom's Cabin Published

    An event that led to the growth of anti-slavery.
  • The Kansas-Nebraska act

    The Kansas-Nebraska act

    Senator Stephen Douglas introduced a new split territory, both sides were allowed to choose free or slave states.
  • The Dred Scott case

    The Dred Scott case

    When an enslaved man traveled with his owner to a free state he claimed he was free because of that. The court did not agree.
  • John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry

    John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry

    Fights between the free states (Mainly the north) and the slave states (Mainly the south).
  • The election of 1860

    The election of 1860

    The election was between John Bell and Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln won the election, and because the us president for the time.
  • South Carolina secedes

    South Carolina secedes

    South Carolina had a lack of unity.