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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise in 1820 was a sort of imaginary line that cut the United States horizontally. It declared that states to the north of the line would be slave free, And states to the south could be pro slave. It put Maine as a slave free state and Missouri a slave state. -
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Events leading up to the Civil War
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Nat Turners Rebellion
In August of 1831 a slave named Nat Turner brought an uprising to stand up against slavery. He and a estimated 70 others killed 60 white farming familys before finally being 55 of them were captured, tried, and executed. This brought a uproar to many slaves who heard about the event. -
Ending of the Mexican War
With the ending of the war and new territories being gained rose the question whether or not they are lave free or pro slave. This later lead to the compromise of 1850 which declared the slave free or pro slave. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was a deal made that prohibited slavery in newly founded areas. But also it strengthened the power of the fugitive slave act, which stated how if a runaway slave was in the north, they were forced to return them to there original area. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Stowe released the book Uncle Tom's Cabin, which was a book describing the life of a slave. And it cause many issues between the north ands the south. The South felt like they were being hated upon and lied about. Where the north felt they had been revealed to the horror of slavery. -
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Bleeding Kansas
The Kansas Nebraska act was a congress decision that barely passed. It tried to state that slavery would be accepted or not by popular vote in the area. This lead to many people moving there to shift the result by having more people vote. -
John Brown's Raid
John brown was a extreme abolitionist who was outraged at the Kansas Nebraska act tried to cause an uprising ansd tried to supply slaves with weapons to fight back against the southeners. -
Abe's Election
The election of 1860 brought Abraham Lincoln into the White House. Abe was a huge part of the Civil War. And his voice on anti slavery scared many southeners and worried them about the future. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
Was the 34 hour bombing of Fort Sumter in South Carolina after the start of the secession of southern states. This was the true start of the Civil War.
