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Slaves arrive in Jamestown
In 1619 a boat with approximately 20 slaves arrived at Jamestown, this was the first time slaves had been in the New World, however it wasnt meant to arrive at Jamestown. This led to the civil war because it started slavery In the New World. -
Cotton Gin
It was an invention by Eli Whitney that increased the demand for slaves in the south. The Cotton Gin increase the production of cotton by speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. It helped led to the civil war because more plantations opened up in the South which increased the number of slaves . -
The Mexican War Ended
When the Mexican War ended, America gained western territories. This caused a problem because the Congress couldnt decided if the new territories would be admitted as states, if so would they be free or slave?. This event helped led to the Civil War because Congress couldnt decide if they should bring in more slave states or more free, they didn't want to upset the Senate house. -
The Compromise of 1850
A compromise designed by Henry Clayto ease tensions between the North and South.The compromise has five main points.1.)California would join the union as a free state.2.)All new territories added to the union would decide whether to be a free or slave state by popular sovereignty.3.)New Fugitive Slave Law was passed. And so on. It helped Led to The Civil War because both sides didn't like the compromise they wanted their sides to win. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Stated that any slave could be returned to its master no matter where in the country they are, and it made it impossible for run away slaves to be safe anywhere in the country. It helped led to the Civil War by angering anti-slavery supporters by limiting their ability to help runaway slaves. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It helped increase the abolitionist cause and gave people an insight of how White slave owners treated their slaves. This book led to the civil war by incrising tension between North and South. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Allowed Popular Sovereignty in Kansas, Is when White male settlers to vote if they wanted a free country or slave. The Congress didnt want to upset the balanced of the Senate by adding more free or slave states. This helped lead to the civil war because proslavery and anti slavery people wanted land and the right to vote if they wanted a slave country or not so they went to kansas, leading to the Bleeding Kansas. -
Pottawatomie Massacre
The Pottawatomie Massacre was led by John Brown, an abolitionist who believed in using violence to end of slavery. He and a group of followers murdered five pro-slavery men along the Pottawatomie Creek, four of of the follower's were his sons. This massacre was one of the main events that gave this time period the name “Bleeding Kansas.” It helped the cause of the civil war by angering anti-slavery and pro-slavery groups and it lead to more violence in the future. -
Confederacy Formed
The South seceded from the United States and named themselves The Confederate States of America. The first state seceded on December 20, 1860 and the last to secede was in February in 1861.They appointed Jefferson Davis as their leader. Abraham Lincoln and the North were angered by the South’s secession and planned to make them join the union again. This is important to the cause of the civil war because it triggered the American Civil War. -
Election Of 1860
Abraham Lincoln was not on many of the southern states' vote's. He was still elected as president and struck fear into southerners because of the Republican's views on slavery. This Election helped caused the Civil War because it made South Carolina to seceed from the Union in December and six more to follow until February of 1861. -
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Civil War
The civil war was fought between the Union(North) states of the United States and the states of the Confederacy(South). The civil war was won by the Union(North).
