Was the civil war inevitable

Road to the Civil War

  • Constitutional convention 1787

  • Cottin Gin 1789

    Cotton Gin sped up the time span and the urge for places needing cotton. Places in the South could make a lot of money because Britain had a high demand for cotton with all their textiles.
  • War of 1812

    South wants a war with Britain and Spain to gain land in the west but the North does not want war.
  • Nat Turner 1831

    Nat Turner was an abolitionist who wanted to help slaves.
  • Anaxation of Texas 1845

    This is a big deal because its new land for farms and slaves.
  • Creation of Free Soil Party 1848

    The Free soil party was a new party thats goal was to keep the south from making the western states slave states.
  • Mexican and American war. 1849

    Americans win California against the Mexicans.