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Events Leading To Civil War

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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MISSOURI COMPROMISE

  • 1820
  • Clay proposed slavery above comromise line is gone and is allowed below

MAINE BECOMES A FREE STATE

  • 1820
  • Due to the missouri compromise maine became a free state

NEW YORK ABOLISHES SLAVERY

  • 1827
  • New York abolished slavey in its state

TARIFF OF 1828

  • 1828
  • Tariff isued for the north industry

THE LIBERATOR IS PUBLISHED

  • 1831
  • An anti slavery newspaper

NAT TURNER REBELLION

  • 1831
  • A slave rebelled in the south

TARIFF OF 1832

  • 1832
  • A high tariff that angered the south

CLAYS COMPROMISE TARIFF

  • 1833
  • Made the north and south happy

ELIJAH D LOVEJOY IS KILLED

  • 1837
  • An abolitionist person is killed by southerners

UNDER GROUND RAILROAD IS OFFICIALLY ORGANISED

  • 1838
  • Helped escaped slaves reach the north

LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLAS IS PUBLISHED

  • 1845
  • A book describing a slaves life

TEXAS ENTERS AS A SLAVE STATE

  • 1845
  • A very important slave state in the west

MANIFEST DESTINY

  • 1845
  • Leads to the gaining of teritory that will need to become free or slave

HARRIET TUBMAN ESCAPES

  • 1849
  • Very important escaped slave who will work on the underground railroad

COMPROMISE OF 1850

  • 1850
  • Fugitive slave act, califonia, and former mexican territories problems resolved

CALIFONIA BECOMES A FREE STATE

  • 1850
  • A big important western state became free

UNCLE TOMS CABIN IS PUBLISHED

  • 1852
  • AN important abolitionist book

KANSAS NEBRESKA ACT

  • 1854
  • Gave western states popular soverignty for slavery

BORDER RUFFIANS START TO ENTER KANSAS

  • 1855
  • Forced people to vote in favor of slavery

CHARLES SUMNER'S SPEECH

  • 1856
  • Spoke against slavery in congress

PRESTON ATTACKS SUMNER

  • 1856
  • A southerner beats an abolitionists in congress

TARIFF OF 1857

  • 1857
  • Brought tariffs to their lowest level

DRED SCOTT DECISION

  • 1857
  • Made slaves not citizens

MINESSOTA BECOMES A FREE STATE

  • 1858
  • Due to the missouri compromise it became free

OREGON BECOMES A FREE STATE

  • 1859
  • Due to the compromise of 1820

JOHN BROWN ATTACKS HARPERS FERRY

  • 1859
  • An abolitionists who tried to get weapons from harpers ferry

LINCOLN BECOMES PRESIDENT

  • 1860
  • A republican president who wanted to stop the expansion of slavery

SOUTH CAROLINA SECEDES

  • 1860
  • Seceded because pf lincoln being president

GENERAL ANDERSON MOVES TO FORT SUMNTER

  • 1860
  • In fear of South Carolina he reinforced ft sumnter

MISSOURI SECEDES

  • 1861
  • Joined the confederacy due to a republican president

FLORIDA SECEDES

  • 1861
  • Joined the confederacy

ALABAMA SECEDES

  • 1861
  • Joined the cofederacy

GEORGIA SECEDES

  • 1861
  • Joined the confederacy

LOUSIANA SECEDES

  • 1861
  • Joined the confederacy

KANSAS ENTERS AS A FRE STATE

  • 1861
  • Became a free state during southern secession

TEXAS SECEDES

  • 1861
  • Joined the confederacy

JEFFERSON DAVIS BECOMES THE CONFEDERACYS PRESIDENT

  • 1861
  • Led the confedearate states of amearica

LINCOLNS INAGURAL ADDRESS

  • 1861
  • Spoke about preserving the union

CONFEDERATE CONGRESS AUTHORISES VOLUNTEER ARMY

  • 1861
  • Made the confederate army

FT SUMNTER ATTACKED

  • 1861
  • Confereracy attacks an american fort