The Causes of the Civil War

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise
    Maine became a free state. Missouri became a slave state
  • Wilmot Proviso

    Wilmot Proviso
    A paassage that prevented slaves from entering parts of land
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850
    California became a free state. Texas became a slave state.
  • Fugitive Slave Act

    Fugitive Slave Act
    Anybody who harbored slaves received punishment.
  • Kanas Nebraska Act

    Kanas Nebraska Act
    Organizing remaining territory into union states after the louisina purchase.
  • Bleeding Kanas

    Bleeding Kanas
    A bloody battle that took place in kanas about whether slavery should be allowed or not
  • Fred Scott vs Sanford

    Fred Scott  vs Sanford
    Dred Scott sued for his and wifes freedom.
  • Lincoln Douglass Debates

    Lincoln Douglass Debates
    A series of seven debates between. Lincoln and Douglas over slavery.