Civil war soldiers

Tension's Rising

By minedroidftw

  • The Missouri Comprimise

    The Missouri Comprimise
    An effort to preserve the equal power of the north and south in the senate. Missouri entered the union as a slave state, and Maine entered the union as a free state.

  • Wilmot Proviso

    Wilmot Proviso
    David Wilmot introduced the proviso to the House of Representatives. The proviso intended to end the Mexican-American War.

  • Fugitive Slave law

    Fugitive Slave law
    A law in which declared that all runaway slaves be brought back to their masters no matter their location.

  • California Statehood

    California Statehood
    California was admitted to the United States as a "Free-State".

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin
    Harriett Beecher's best novel aboout a runaway slave named Tom. It brought a bunch of revolts against slavery.

  • Kansas Nebraska Act

    Kansas Nebraska Act
    Killed the Missouri Comprimise, and kansas entered the union as a slave state, while Nebraska as a free State.

  • Onsted Manifesto

    Onsted Manifesto
    Document Stating United States would be better off buying Cuba From Spain, and if Spain denied, war would be declared.

  • Raid On Larence

    Raid On Larence
    On August 20, 1863 a raid on the town of lawrence.

  • John Brown Invasion on Pottawatomie, Kansas

    John Brown Invasion on Pottawatomie, Kansas
    John brown, and a few of his followers invaded Pottawatomie, Kansas. 5 People where killed.

  • Sumners Near Death Experience

    Sumners Near Death Experience
    Preston Brooks Beat Charles Sumner half to death.

  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision
    Ruled any person descended from Africans, whether slave or free, is not a citizen of the United States under any circumstances whatsoever.

  • Lincoln-Douglas Debates

    Lincoln-Douglas Debates
    a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, and Stephen Douglas.

  • John Brown Raids Harper's Ferry

    John Brown Raids Harper's Ferry
    John Brown was sent to start an armed slave revolt by seizing a United States Arsenal at Harpers Ferry in Virginia in 1859.

  • The Election of the century.

    The Election of the century.
    Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th President of the United States Of America. His election brought up many revolts between the North, and South.

  • South-Carolina Secedes

    South-Carolina Secedes
    The election of Abraham Lincoln brought on the secession of the Southern states.

  • Fort Sumter bombarded

    Fort Sumter bombarded
    On December 20th 1860 was the Bombardment and Surrender of Fort Sumter. This was the begining of the Civil War. This was followed by many states seceding from the Union