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War in America

By lruiter
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise
    Congress wanted to establish a policy to guide the new states into slavery.
    Missouri wanted to become a slave state and it sparked a national debate. Missouri congress
  • Nat Turner’s Rebellion

    Nat Turner’s Rebellion
    A slave (nat turner) incited an uprising and it spread trough the southern half of Virginia it was a rebellion

    and Virginia reacted by taking away what few civil rights slaves had 55 slaves including Nat turner
  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850
    The slave act wich was a law that compelled northerners to return slaves who had run away sparked argumets. Wilmot Proviso, Stephen Douglas, and Henry Clay
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin
    Harriet Beecher wrote a book about slaves lives and it brought the issue of slavery to life. Because people started to talk about slavery Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • Abraham Lincoln's Election

    Abraham Lincoln's Election
    He was elected in 1860 as a republican his party was anti-slavery and so was he so he won. He was going to take away slavery since he and his party wasen't for it. Abraham Lincoln
  • Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas
    Kansas was voting on slavery and a bunch of riots broke out. Because it was a debate on slavery and 56 people died. Congressmen
  • The Battle Of Fort Sumter

    The Battle Of Fort Sumter
    Confederate warships turned back the supply convoy. they ended up in Fort Sumter and they opened a 34- hour bombardment there. Beocuse aberham lincon said that people had to join the nothern army. Aberham Lincoln