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Missouri Compromise
Henry Clay proposed a compromise that allowed Missouri as a slave state and Maine a free state. Jesse B. Thomas also proposed that the rest of the Louisiana Purchase territory above the 36°30' boundary line will be prohibited from having slavery. It made both North and South happy at that particular time but it did not settle relationship between both sides and the issue of slavery. This led to the Civil War. -
The Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was a piece of legislation proposed by David Wilmot at the close of the Mexican-American War. If passed, the Proviso would have prohibited slavery in territory acquired by the U.S as result of the war. Wilmot debated this for over 2 years but all his attempts failed. Debate over this gave the first serious talk about succession from the South. This led to the Civil War. -
Compromise of 1850
In January 29, 1850 Henry Clay introduced a series of resolutions in order to seek a agreement between the North and South. In the resolutions, California would be admitted as a free state, formation of territorial governments in lands acquired from Mexico, the end of the slave trade, and a new, more stronger fugitive slave law. The compromise was passed by Congress with the help of Stephen Douglass, but it did not settle the relationship between the North and South. This led to the Civil War. -
Fugitive Slave Law
The Fugitive Slave Acts were a pair of federal law that allowed for the capture of runaway slaves within the territory of the U.S. Enacted by the Congress in 1793.It let them to seize and return escaped slaves to their owners and imposed penalties on anyone who aided in their flight. It passed from 1793 to 1850,which they added if their slaves runaway they deserved a punishment. Northern states passed special legislation in an attempt to circumvent them. This led to the Civil War. -
'Ucle Tom's Cabin'
When Uncle Tom's cabin was published in March 20, 1853 it infultraded the South because it was initially a series of abolishionist papers. Maut still many ban its sale but it still sold more than 300,000 copies. This event led to the Civil War -
"Bleeding Kansas"
In 1854, President Franklin Pierce agreed that the people of Nebraska should vote to decide whether their state should be free or a slve state(Kansa-Nebraska Act). Pro and anti-slavery moved to Kansas hoping to adjust the vote into their favor. The two groups struggle for five years with occasional outbreak of bloodshed that claimed 56 lives. The violence from the bloodshed shock and troubled the nation. This led to the Civil War. -
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Dred Scott was a Virginia slave,trying to sue for his freedom in court, but he couldn't because he has no rights or recognition to a human being. The Dred Scott decision threatened the political landscape that had thus managed to prevent the Civil War. The classification of slave as mere property made the government authority to adjust the institution much more ambiguous. Southerns renewed their challenges to the agreed-upon territorial limitation on slavery. This led to the Civil War. -
John's raid @ Harper Fairy
John Brown and his group of followers raided a government arsenal in Harper's Fairy,Virginia 1859. He hoped to seize weapons and create a slave rebellion. Although capturing the arsenal he was forced to surrender by soldiers under the command of Colonel Robert E. Lee. He was tried for treason and, upon his execution, became a martyr for the abolitionist cause. Southerners, on the other hand, began to prepare themselves for future abolitionists raids. This led to the Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln's Election
Abraham Lincoln was elected by a considerable margin in 1860 despite not being included on many Southern ballots. As a Republican,his party's anti-slavery outlook struck fear into many Southerns. On December 20,1860, a little over a month after the polls closed, South Carolina seceded from the Union. Six more states followed by the spring of 1861. This led to the Civil War. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
On April 12-13,1861 Confederate warships under General P.G.T. Beauregard launched a bombing on Fort Sumter, South Carolina in order to force the surrender of the fort. Anderson surrendered the fort in April 14,1861.Upon hearing about the attack on Fort Sumter Abraham Lincoln began mobilizing the North for war .This led to the Civil War.
