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missouri compromise
36 30 line the restricted slavery to the north -
mexican war
war between mexico and the us over the california and new mexico territory -
wilmot proviso
wilmot proviso eliminated slavery from the land bought from the mexican war -
california gold rush
over 20000 people came to california looking to get rich quick mostly immigrants -
fugitive slave law
law saying that any run away slave can be caught in the north and be brought back to slavery cause it was there property -
compromise of 1850
compromise that let popular sovereignty decide if there was to be slavery or not -
uncle toms cabin is published
the book that was written on personal expierences and led to the civil war -
kansas nebraska act
saying that the people could decide to keep or abolish slavery in the terrritories -
bleeding kansas
violent fights between pro slavery and anti slavery and there beliefs in kansas -
charles summer caned at senate
arguments between douglas and charles led to charles beating hiw with a cane -
dred scott vs sanford
led to the fugitive slave act saying that the owners of slaves have the right to come get them -
johns brown raid at harpers ferry
john brown and some men tried to take over a armory with the help of slaves but they never came -
southern states begin to secede
after the election of abraham lincoln southern states begin to secede from the union -
battle at fort sumter
first fight between the north and south that started the civil war -
abraham lincoln elected
abraham lincoln is elected president and southern states begin to secede -
republican party forms
against slavery the republican party forms