events leading to the civil war

  • Wilmot Provision

    Wilmot Provision
    Wanted to ban slavery in the Mexican cession territory out west. Its scaring the slave owners.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850
    Admission of ca as a fee state. It didnt fix slavery.
  • Fugitive slave law

    Fugitive slave law
    It was to help slaveholders to recapture runaway slaves. They maneged to keep both sides satisfaid and prevent a permanent slip.
  • Uncle Tom's cabin

    Uncle Tom's cabin
    Harriet Beecher was calling for an end to slavery. It divided the north from the south.
  • Kansas Nebraska Act

    Kansas Nebraska Act
    People from the territories could deside from their self. People moved in there and vote.
  • Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas
    Alot of people got shot. A Small civil war erupted in kansas.
  • Dred scott

    Dred scott
    A slave who sued for his freedom. judgment incrasedthe tension between the north & south.
  • Lincoln-Douglas Debates

    Lincoln-Douglas Debates
    They were running for senator debated slavery. Lincoln lost the election but became nationally famous.
  • Harpers's Ferry

    Harpers's Ferry
    John Brown stole guns & frred slves. Brown became a hero in the cause of slvery.
  • election of 1860

    election of 1860
    The voters had to vote mostly based on here they lived. Lincoln won the election.
  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter
    South attack Fort Sumter. This began the revolution war with the north.