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The Road to the Civil War

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  • 3/5 Compromise

    3/5 Compromise

    *Identified slaves as not being human beings
    *Created the basis of the Dred Scott Case
  • The Invention of the Cotton GIn

    The Invention of the Cotton GIn

    *Revived the dying dependence on slaves
    *Allows the "Cotton is King" ideology to come about
  • MIssouri Compromise

    MIssouri Compromise

    *Outlawed slavery in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase as well as north of the 36-30 parallel
    *Win for the North;Loss for the South
    *Prevented the South from further expanding slavery
  • Nullification Crisis

    Nullification Crisis

    *1st threat to secede from the Union from S.C.
    *1st significant sign of discension in the Union
  • The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

    The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

    *US aqcuired territories such as New Mexico Territory, Utah Territory and California
    *Lit the fire to the issue of slavery: slave or free?
    *Reinforced the idea of Manifest Destiny
  • Fugitive Slave Law

    Fugitive Slave Law

    *Pushed more Northerners towards the abolitionist cause
    *Lacked enforcement by the North
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

    Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

    *Spread a hatred for slavery not only in the US but also in Europe
    *Created more antislavery sentiment
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision

    *Defined slaves as property
    *reversed the Missouri Compromise
    *Angers the North
    *it allows slavery to spread past the 36-30 parallel
  • Harper's Ferry Raid

    Harper's Ferry Raid

    *John Brown became a martyr to the ablotionist cause
    *Caused a weariness towards abolitionists who were now considered radical and dangerous
  • South Carolina Secedes

    South Carolina Secedes

    *First state to leave the Union
    *Snowballs into the Confederate States of America
    *Civil War begins