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Ratification of the Declacation of Independence
The United States Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776 It declared "that all men are created equal" However slavery remaind legal in the colonies. This lead to the Civil War -
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Top 10 events that lead to the Civil War
These 10 events had a major ipact on the U.S. nation that lead to a horrendous Civil War that ended the instiution of Slavery in the U.S. -
The Invention of the Cotton Gin
In 1793 Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin. The invention led to a large-scale production of short-staple cotton in the South. This lead to a massive demand for slave labor. This lead to the Civil War. -
The Luisiana Purchase
In 1803, during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson, the Luisiana territory was purchase for $15 million dollars from the French. Slavery existed already in the U.S. and efforts to end it fail because the new lands allowed great expensions of slave plantations. This lead to the Civil War. -
The Missouri Compromise
In 1819, Missouri applied for statehood. In efforts to keep a balance in Congress, Henry Clay came up with the Missouri Compromisein 1820. The Compromise admitted Main as a free state and Missouri as a slave state. The Compromise also drew and imaginary line across the former Luisiana Territory, establishing a boundary between free and slave regions that could apply for statehood in the future. This lead to the Civil War. -
Tariff of Abominations
During the presidency of John Quincy Adams, the protective Tariff of 1828 alson known as the Tariff of Abominations was passed by Congress to protect industries in the North which were going out of business. The tariff taxted the low-priced imports mostly coming from Britain. However, the South was affected by having to pay higher prices on goods the region didn't produced. This also reduced the exportation of cotton to Britain. This lead to the Civil War. -
Uncle Tom's Cabine
Uncle Tom's Cabine the extremly powerful novel Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote had a massive emotional impact on the U.S. nation. The novel illustrated the effedt slavery had on families, and helped readers empathize with enslaved characters. Hopes to end slavery continued to rise. This lead to the Civil War. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
In the early 1850's, the Nebraska region was wanting to become a state. According to the Missouri Compromise the state would be a free state. However, there was tensions because the region wanted to be a slave state. Senator Stephen A. Douglas from Illinois came up with the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The act said that people in the region would vote for what they prefered. This was called popular sovereignty. This lead to the Civil War. -
John Browns Raid
John Brown was an Abolitionist who believed armed insurrection was the only way to end slavery in the U.S. In 1859, Brown led an unsuccessful raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry that was a failure. He wanted to get weapons to help free slaves. He was captured tried fror treason and sentenced to dead. The event cause many emotions around the nation. This lead to the Civil War. -
The Election of 1860
On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th president of the United States. He was going against Democrat Stephen A, Douglas, John C. Breckinridge of the Southern Democrats, and John Bell of the new Constitutional Union Party. This lead to the Civil War -
The Succession on South Carolina
After Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860, tensio in the southern states grew stronger. Proposals of ending slavery from Lincoln angered the South. Taking no risks South Carolina was the first state to seced from the Union. This lead to the Civi War.
