Events leading up to the Civil War
5 topics
Compromise of 1850
- Texas lost New Mexico but received 10 million dollars from the federal government for the lost.
- California was admitted to the union as a free slave
- Slave trade in the District of Colombia was abolished
- Fugitive act was passed
- New Mexico and Utah decided to allow settlers to vote on the issue
Compromise of 1850
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Compromise of 1850
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The Fugitive act of 1850
The Fugitive act of 1850 (primary source)
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The Fugitive act of 1850
http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=fugitive+act&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=UICbHN57hgCS5M&tbnid=4CdBhbtekKqLVM:&ved=0CAQQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.maxwell.syr.edu%2Fplegal%2Fhistory%2Fvaughanwq1.html&ei=NUA6UZ2wIezy2gXUmoGIDw&bvm=bv.43287494,d.aWc&psig=AFQjCNHk5eB1YFXRB5Rxzt-Lv75mzuWzkQ&ust=1362858266893670
The Dred Scott Decision of 1857
Dred Scott
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Primary source
http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=dred+scott+primary+source&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=Fxh7Amy8mHeZ0M&tbnid=xDdLxaLaJAkIIM:&ved=0CAQQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fddfr.tv%2Fdred-scott-picturing-a-nineteenth-century-icon%2F1327&ei=vEM6UY_6EOep2gXf44DICQ&bvm=bv.43287494,d.aWc&psig=AFQjCNFPjUxjGiidtcULq5-7Y_jvu5DtEQ&ust=1362859301715092
The Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854
Primary source
http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=kansas+nebraska+act+1854&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=4WklJhAV0ScEfM&tbnid=S3Pwkfldo3zgwM:&ved=0CAQQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.genealogyblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D2448&ei=bEQ6Uda4Leep2gXf44DICQ&bvm=bv.43287494,d.aWc&psig=AFQjCNFEMHBdgvbP7LT1NQcw_BN-R3lrfg&ust=1362859476412583
Kanas-Nebraska Act
http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=kansas+nebraska+act+1854&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=2uJHPI3Fl-eG_M&tbnid=xrhjBPstZlQ5xM:&ved=0CAQQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Flibrary.thinkquest.org%2FCR0215469%2Fkansas-nebraska_act.htm&ei=uEQ6UZimK4fs2QWgi4HQDg&bvm=bv.43287494,d.aWc&psig=AFQjCNFEMHBdgvbP7LT1NQcw_BN-R3lrfg&ust=1362859476412583
John Browns raid of 1859
John Brown's raid
http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=john+browns+aid+of+1859&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=alb5cT7HytNmMM&tbnid=AoSsYRiZoTQWSM:&ved=0CAQQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legendsofamerica.com%2Fah-civilwarcauses5.html&ei=hkU6UZj-PIny2gW9lIG4Ag&bvm=bv.43287494,d.aWc&psig=AFQjCNGul62UKWI4RY_I1gbz8MGQuyEK0g&ust=1362859763410620
Primary source
http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=john+browns+aid+of+1859&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=_F8Bswoe9iUA1M&tbnid=ovNeqlWZFv2-PM:&ved=0CAQQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lva.virginia.gov%2Fpublic%2Fguides%2FCivil-War%2FJohn-Brown.htm&ei=tEU6Uau3EKLE2gW-_oDYBA&bvm=bv.43287494,d.aWc&psig=AFQjCNGul62UKWI4RY_I1gbz8MGQuyEK0g&ust=1362859763410620