Events That Caused The Civil War
5 main events
The Compromise Of 1850
Compromise Map
This Map displays how the states where divided, blue is the south and green is the north. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/lincolns-political-landscape/
Balance
When more areas began to join as states the U.S. had to deal with the balance of free and slave states. The unbalances caused unrest between the more peaceful atmosphere between the free/slave states. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Balanced_scale_of_Justice.svg
The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850
Fugitive Poster
The south wold but out wanted posters for their slaves that had ran away. Here is a section of one of the many posters. http://www.lib.niu.edu/1996/iht329602.html
A ride back home
the south would come and take slaves back or take any colored person in general for their slave uses. http://www.fold3.com/document/269764979/
The Dred Scott Decision
Protrait
A portrait of Dred Scott. http://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/places/dred_scott
Pamphlet
A small part of a pamphlet of the Dred Scott decision . http://www.kayescholer.com/news/firm_news/2007017_extras/docs/03
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Nabraska And Kansas
The two "problem" areas. http://education.randmcnally.com/classroom/action/viewLargerMapImage.do?mapFileName=Kansas_Nebraska_Act.jpg&imageTitle=Kansas-Nebraska%20Act,%201854&skillLevel=Elem&oid=1073909755
Angry news artical
When Kansas became a free state, the south expressed their anger. http://historygcp.wordpress.com/unit-2-compromise-and-conflict/kansas-nebraska-act/
John Brown's Raid of 1859
Picture
This is a picture depicting John Brown, as a great man that would give up his life to help his cause. http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002707674/
Harpers Ferry Map
A map of the place John raided. http://www.lexisnexis.com/community/corpsec/blogs/fcpa-law-blog/archive/2012/10/22/john-brown-s-raid-and-building-trust-in-compliance-programs.aspx
BIB
"Africans in America/Part 4/Eric Foner on the Fugitive Slave Act." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Mar. 2013. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4i3094.html>.
"Compromises." Think Quest. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Mar. 2013. <http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215469/compromises.htm>.
"Dred Scott case." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Mar. 2013. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2933.html>.
"John Brown." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Mar. 2013. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1550.html>.
"John Brown Biography Page." The American Civil War Home Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Mar. 2013. <http://civilwarhome.com/johnbrownbio.htm>.
"Kansas-Nabraska Act." Oracle | Hardware and Software, Engineered to Work Together. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Mar. 2013. <http://www.oracle.com/splash/thinkquest/down-189973.html>.
"The Compromise of 1850." ~Mountain City Elementary School - Mountain City, Tennessee~. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Mar. 2013. <http://www.mce.k12tn.net/civil_war/compromise_of_1850.htm>.