Events leading to the Civil War
By: Dianaly Beas
The Compromise of 1820- Missouri Compromise
In 1819, the people from the north didn't want to add Missouri as a slave state, because they were afraid they were going to lose power and control. If Missouri wanted to be a slave state, then Maine had to be a free state so they could be equal. This meant that neither side had more power in Congress.
The Missouri Compromise
The Compromise of 1850
the people from North and south did not like each other, because of the 3 arguments. one of the arguments ended on 1850
The Dred Scott Decision of 1857
Dred Scott was a slave, he traveled in a free state, and one day he wanted to sue for his freedom, but they didn't allow him to sue because the judge told him he has no right to sue because he was a slave and not a citizen and he was considered property.
The debate of the Compromise 1850
The Kansas-Nabraska Act of 1854
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was when the two states were trying to decide if they wanted to be a free state or a slave state. This was called popular sovereignty. There were a lot of fights and tension between the north and south because they were trying to convince the states to be a free or slave state. This fighting was called Bleeding Kansas.
John Brown's Raid of 1859
John Brown was determined to free the slaves with his 3 sons and other abolitionists. He and his friends stole some guns from the US Federal Arsenal in Virginia and gave the slaves guns to revolt and kill their owners. In the end he didn't win because he broke a bunch of laws and he went to jail. He eventually died.