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Wilmot Proviso
Wilmot Proviso was an American Law to ban slavery in the territory acquired by from Mexico in the Mexican War.
It’s effect on the Civil War was to increase tensions to begin it since it was a threat to the South’s Slavery, Sectional political disputes over slavery in the Southwest continued bringing a need for a solution or change. Led to Soil Change Party -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a compromise in which both sides had winnings such as the Fugitive Slave Act and the slave trade in Washington, D.C. new free State, California. This gave a fair treatment to both sides , prevented further territorial expansion of slavery but strengthened Fugitive Slave Act, which gave both sides a solution. -
Fugitive Slave Law
The Fugitive Slave Law were laws that were passed to provide for the return of slaves who escaped from one state into another state, giving back the runaway slave. Angered North due to the Slaves having no freedom and being hunted, made North want change to help slaves. -
Uncle Tom's Clancy
Uncle Tom's Cabin was an anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This brought up tension due to the North seeing how conditions where in the South. This angered the South and was a reason for the War. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed for people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders, repealed Missouri Act. It caused a need to unite the union based on what everyone wants, tensions causing civil war, free-state settlers became more numerous, and finally the South gave up the attempt to make Kansas a slave state, broke Missouri Compromise and angered South for a need to go to war for breaking the compromise. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas is summarized by Kansas being next to the slave state of Missouri, it was questioned whether it is Free or Not. This caused arguments and increased sectionalism that led to the questioning of slavery and made many want to start abolition movement throughout the south.. -
Dred Scott Case
The Dred Scott Case was a ruling in which Dred Scott, a slave, sought to be declared a free man on the basis that he lived in a free territory with his owner, it violated the property rights under the 5th amendment, which had placed restrictions on slavery in some U.S. territories, which angered the North since the compromise was broken. The Dred Scott case became a changing point which contributed to the election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860. -
Lincoln Douglas Debates
The Lincoln Douglas Debates were debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas as they were running for election to the United States Senate from Illinois, the debating concerned slavery and its extension into territories such as Kansas. Though Douglas won the senate election, Abraham Lincoln didn't give up on his thoughts,and was able to take the presidency later on. Lincoln's election is what led Southern states to secede, and their secession led to the war. -
Harper's Ferry
Harper's Ferry was the target of an assault by a small group on a raid against a federal arsenal of abolitionists led by John Brown. The South was outraged due to the revolts by the Abolitionist this caused tensions to increase between the North and South eventually leading to the Civil War due to more tensions calling for a need for change. -
Election of 1860
The Election of 18600 was when Abraham Lincoln won the election to party's presidential nomination. The election of 1860 led to Lincoln's presidency which his election is what led Southern states to secede, and their secession led to the war. -
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was the first battle of the Civil War, and it was in South Carolina, Confederacy against the Union. After the battle of Fort Sumter several new states seceded from the Union giving the Confederacy 11 states in total.
