Causes of the Civil War Timeline
By-Annalise Soto
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Henry Clay wanted one free state and one slave state clearing the problems of the rivalry between the north and the south of america.The north was against slavery while the south approved slavery.
Wilmot Proviso
In 1846 Wilmot Proviso wanted to end slavery by examining the land by mexico he made a proposition that would divide the congress.
Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay wanted to prevent further territory in the South.By explanation of slavery while stregthing the fugitive slave act.This keeping the balance in congress.
Fugitive Slave Act
On September 18,1850 the south and the north created an act respecting the fugitive from justice and slaves escaping from there owners.This act tryed to end the slaves from running away from there owners.
Kansas Nebraska Act
In 1854 Stephen Douglas wanted to let people decide if they wanted or not.Because he wanted to propose the popular soverrighity.
Bleeding Kansas
In 1854-1861 Kansas wanted to used the terms to describe the period or violence during the settling of Kansas Territory.The Kansas-Nebraska act over turned the Missouri compromise use of the boundaries between slave and free territory.They used the prinipale of popular soverirghty
Dred Scott v. Sandford
In Virginia of 1857 Dred Scott wanted freedom from slavery
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
In Illinos of 1858 Lincoln Douglas wanted to end slavery by fighting against senate