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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise lowered tension between the North and the South. It kept the number of free states and slave states equal until the Mexican-American War. It also created a line to designate future free and slave states. -
Mexican War 1846-1848
The Mexican war raised tensions between the North and the South. One reason is because it brought in new land that the North and the South wanted to have their influence on. The North felt the war was a southern conspiracy to create more slave states. -
Wilmot Proviso
This raised the tensions between the North and the South. One reason is because the Wilmot proviso suggested making all land won from Mexico FREE. The southerners and the pro-slavery congressmen made sure the Wilmot did not pass. -
California gold rush
The California gold rush raised tensions between the North and the South. One reason is because California requested to become a free state. This upset the Southerners because it would be an uneven amount of free and slave states. This caused lots of tension. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 lowered the tension over the expansion of slavery. One reason is because it dealt with the Mexican cession land. The northerners got California as a free state. The southerners received a stronger fugitive slave act to catch runaways in the North. -
Fugitive slave law
The fugitive slave law raised tensions between the North and the South. The South had a stronger law that helped them catch runaways in the North. The North did not agree because they were claiming people runaways that were from the North just to get more slaves for the South. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
This raised tension between the North and the South. One reason is because it made slavery look terrible and it was very graphic. Northerners began to hate slavery. Southerners banned the book calling it propaganda and full of lies. -
Republican party forms
The tensions rise because of the republican party. One reason is because the north created the republican party and the south saw the northerners that were republican a threat to slavery. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska act raised more tensions between the North and the South. This led to more tensions because it allowed people from the Kansas and Nebraska area to decide if they were allowing slavery or were not. This made the Northerners angry and felt slavery should not be an option. -
Bleeding Kansas 1855-1861
This event caused tensions to rise. One reason is because the northerners and the southerners wanted Kansas to adopt their way of living since they were under popular sovereignty and they could pick if they were a free or slave state. The north and south caused Kansas to have a civil war between abolitionists and slave owners. -
Charles Sumner caned in the senate
Charles Sumner made tensions rise between the north and the south. One reason is because the speech made by Sumner, denounced slave states, especially South Carolina. The north was outraged by the actions and the South was happy. Violence foreshadowed the civil war. -
Dred Scott vs. Sandford
The case between Dred Scott vs. Sandford fueled tensions between the North and the South. One reason was because the North did not like slavery and the supreme court ruled in favor of the South. The supreme court obeyed by the constitution and it said protect people's property. No slave can sue in court. -
John Brown's raid at Harper's ferry
John brown's raid caused tensions to rise between the North and the South. One reason is because it was a group of abolitionists that issued a armed slave revolt. The purpose was to take over a United State's arsenal in Harper's Virginia. Southern states began making preparations for war. -
Abraham Lincoln elected president
Abraham Lincoln being elected president raised tensions. One reason is because the north liked his views on slavery, he did not think slavery is right. The south felt like since he won something will be done about slavery and he will end it but he actually stated states that have slaves now can keep them but slavery cannot expand. It was too late it already raised tensions. -
Southern states begin to secede
Southern states secede, raises tension in the North and the South. One reason is because the south was convinced that the north would get rid of slavery. The south felt that when Abraham Lincoln wins president he will get rid of slavery because he does not agree with it and he is from the North. He is also in the republican party. -
Battle at fort Sumter
The Battle at fort Sumter raised tension between the North and the South. It raised tension because it started the American Civil War. South Carolina had seceded from the union and they bombard fort Sumter. They seized the fort.
