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Louisiana Purchase
Importance To Civil War- The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States. This was important to the civil war because it became a conflict because it brought into question whether the new land would be slave land or free land in the senate. People Involved- The Senate for deciding which states would be for and against slavery, President Thomas Jefferson who bought the territory from the French Locations- What is not known as the Mid-West -
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Underground Railroad
Importance To Civil War- The Underground Railroad was freedom the the slaves down in the south. Many Slaves disappeared over night to fun free which angered many southern slave owners. The Slaves would go north and this had a huge impact to the Civil war by leaving Plantations unattended and the southerners were loosing money. People Involved- Harriet Tubman, Abolitionists, Slaves, Northerners Locations- Southern branching out to the Northern States -
The Missouri Compromise
Importance To Civil War- The Missouri Compromise was an agreement between the North and the South and passed by Congress in 1820. Maine would enter the union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state, this maintained the balance of power between free and slave states in Congress. This lead to the Civil War because once again the balance of slave state and free state was challanged. People Involved- Maine, Missouri, Congress Locations- Maine and Missouri -
The Undergound Railroad
Importance To Civil War- The Underground Railroad was freedom the the slaves down in the south. Many Slaves disappeared over night to fun free which angered many southern slave owners. The Slaves would go north and this had a huge impact to the Civil war by leaving Plantations unattended and the southerners were loosing money. People Involved- Harriet Tubman, Abolitionists, Slaves, Northerners Locations- Southern branching out to the Northern States -
Dred Scott Decision
Importance To Civil War- Dred Scott was a slave who sued his slave owner John Emerson. Scott followed his master to the north where slavery was illegal. The Dred scott decision was when the supreme court declared that Scott was just a slave and not a citizen but property, and that property had no rights. Therefore slaves could not sue their slave owners.This Lead to major dispute in the south against the north on slavery leading up to the Civil War People Involved- Dread Scott, John Emerson -
Gold Rush
Importance To Civil War- The Gold Rush led many many Americans to run for California. So many people went to California qualified fo statehood. This caused a major tilt in the balance of slave states and free states in the United States. The Debate on whether California should enter as a free state or a slave state egnited arguments that led to the Civil War People Involved- James Marshall for discoivering Gold in a river &Americans seaking Gold, Locations- California, US -
Treaty Of Hidalgo Guadalupe
Importance To Civil War- The Treaty Of Hidalgo was Mexico regonizing that Texas was part of the US and that the Rio Grande was the border instead of The Nueces river like Mexico wanted in the first palce. This Treaty lead to the Civil war because it brought another state that congress would have to establish as free or as a slave state, again putting in question the balance of slavery in the US. People Involved- (US) James Polk & (Mexico) Antonio Lopez de Santa Ann Locations- Texas -
Compromise Of 1850
Importance To Civil War- After the Mexican-American war, the US Gained Land. And people began to question whether that land would be free or slave, along with the Gold rush in california the south and the north were arguing for that land to be free or slave. Henry Clay proposed the Compromise in a series of five bills. This lead to the Civil War because the north and south were fighting over slavery expanding to the terrirories. People Involved- Henry Clay, North and South States -
Fugitive Slave Act
Importance To Civil War- The Fugitive Slave Acrt said that any slave that had escaped to the north could be taken back to their masters, unless they made it to Canada were they would be truly free. This lead to the Civil War beccause it angered Abolitionists and encouraged Slaves to use the underground railroad and this also offended the northern states who were against slavery People Involved- Harriet Beecher Stowe, Fugitive Slaves, North and South States Locations- Northern States -
Sacking Of Lawrence
Importance To The Civil War- The Sacking of Lawrence was when a group of Pro-Slavery Activists lead by Smauel Jones went to the town of Lawrence KA (which was founded by Anti- Slavery Citizens.) The Pro-Slavery Citizens attacked their town and started what is now known as Bleeding Kansas. This event was important to the Civil War because Pro-Slavery Citizens where killing Anti-Slavery Citizens. People Involved- Abolitionists, Smauel Jones, Pro- Slavery Citizens Location- Lawrence KA -
Pottawatomie Massacre
Importance to the Civil War- Lead By John Brown and a herd of abolotionists killed five pro-slave men which became known as the Pottawatomie Massacre. This massacre was a factor to the Civil War because anti-slavery citizens were killing pro-slavery citizens People Involved- John Brown, Abolitionists, Pro- Slave Men Locations- Kansas, US -
Abraham Lincoln's Election
Importance To Civil War- President Lincoln was against slavery in the United States. The South thought that Lincoln would free all of the slaves, which the Southern economy relied on. This was important to the Civil War because there were many new abolitionist members of Congress, and many Southern states had already moved toward secession from the Union, creating tentions in the U.S, due to Seccesion and Slavery.
People Involved- North and South states, Congress, Abraham Lincoln.
