Causes Of the civil war
by Kevin vides
1. Missouri compromise
1.1. 1820
1.2. Missouri compromise picture
1.3. As america began moving westward the issue of weather of not slavery should be allowed in the new states forming out west became an issue
2. Wilmot Proviso
2.1. 1848
2.2. Wilmot Proviso picture
2.3. Since the Missouri compromise did not apply to the large territories gained from Mexico in 1848 representative Divid Wilmot of Pennsylvania proposed that congress ban slavery in all territories that might become part of the United States as a result of the Mexican-American war.
3. Free-soil party
3.1. 1848
3.2. Free soil party picture
3.3. The election of 1848, both the Whigs party and the Democratic Party hoped to win by not taking a Stanton on the issue of slavery. Antislavery Whigs and Democratic's joined forces to create a new political party. It called for the territory gained by the Mexican-American war to be called "free soil", a place where slavery was banned.
4. Election of Zachary Taylor
4.1. 1848
4.2. Election picture
4.3. In the election of 1848, the controversy over the Wilmot Proviso led to the development of the free soil party. Democrats nominated Senator Lewis Cass of Michigan, the Whigs nominated Zachary Taylor, and the free-soil party nominated former democratic president Martin van Buren Senator Cass suggested that people for themselves should decide whether or not to allow slaver. Zachary Taylor, a hero of the Mexican-American war won the election.
5. The Compromise of 1850
5.1. 1850
5.2. Picture of the compromise of 1850
5.3. Gold was found in Calofornia and thousands of people moved to taht area.since california was abouve the Missouri compromise line people felt that it would be a free state.This compromise of 1850 was prospod by Sanator Henery Caly of kentukey in january, 1850.President taylor opposed the compromise but he died and new president millard filmore supported it.
6. The fugitive Slave Act
6.1. 1850
6.2. The fugitive slave act
6.3. The fugitive salve act allowd the government to arrest any person accused as a run away slave.The suspescts have no right to trail to prove taht they where falsly accused.The law also requard northern citizens to help capture accused runaway slave if athorities needed help.
7. Uncle Toms cabin
7.1. 1852
7.2. Uncle Toms cabin
7.3. Uncle Toms cabin was a book writen by Harriet beeder stowe. It was a novel about uncle Tom, who was an enslaved man who was accused by the cruel Simon Legree. The book became the best seller in the north. This book shocked allot of people that where not aware of Slavery untill they read this book. Whight southeners where outraged.
8. The Kansas-Nebraska Act
8.1. 1854
8.2. The Kansas-Nebraska act
8.3. Senator Stephen Pougas pushed through this act in 1854 which led the nation closer to wars.He wanted to see a railroad built fron illinois to the Nebraska territory to the pacific coast. He dicided to create the two new territories the Kansas and Nebraska territories Both two staes where abouve the Missourie compromize line and considerd a free state.
9. "Bleeding Kansas"
9.1. 1855
9.2. Bleeding Kansas picture
9.3. Thousans of people came to Kansas to vote Illigaly in the election of territorial legislature. Kansas had 3,000 voters but almost 8,000 voted. Kansas now has two governments. Tree days later John Brown, an antislavery settler from connecticut let eleven men to a proslavery settlement to to murder five proslavery men and boys, this started widspread fighting in Kansas.
10. Bloodshed in the senate
10.1. 1855
10.2. Bloodshed in the senate picture
10.3. Charles Sumner of Massachusetts was leading abolitionist senator and made fiery speeches denouncing the proslavery legislature in Kansas.days later congressman Preston Brooks ,marched into the senate chamber and beat sumner with a heavy cane until he fell on the floor bleeding out. Sumner never recovered from the injuries.
11. Republican Party
11.1. 1854
11.2. Republican Party of 1854
11.3. thw whig party split in 18854 and many northern whigs formed a new party called the republican party. Thir main goal was to stop the spread iof slavery into the western territories. . the party quickly became powerful.Two yaers later the partyran its 1st canidate for president ,John C.Fremont
12. The Election of 1856
12.1. 1856
12.2. The Election of 1856
12.3. 1st republican canidate John C.Fremont (help California win its independance i thje Mexican-American war) waged a strong antislavery campigan and won 11 of the 16 free states.Democrat James Buchanan won the election.
13. Dred Scott v. Sanford Case
13.1. 1856
13.2. Dred Scott v. Sanford Case
13.3. Dred Scott was an enslaved person who was once owned by a U.S Army dr.This case reached the Supreme Court. The court delivered its verdict in the case on march 1857.. With the help of the lawyer Scott was defending his freedom because he said that he lived in a Steve where slavery was illegal.
14. The Lincoln and Douglas debates
14.1. 1858
14.2. The Lincoln and Douglas debates
14.3. Lincoln was chosen as the republican canidate for Sanate against Senator Stephen Douglas in 1858. Douglas painted as lincoln as a dangourous abolitionist who wanted equaly for african americans.He predicted that slavery would die out on its own.
15. John Brown attacks Harper's ferry
15.1. 1859
15.2. John Brown attacks Haper's farry picture
15.3. John brown was driven out to Kansas after the potto waterside creek Massacre and returned to New England.John went to Virginia and started to attack Harpers Farry and his goal was to take control of the guns they had stored their, they wanted to revert against slavery. No slaves wanted to join and John brown was captured and also killed with some of his other men.
16. Political parties divide
16.1. 1860
16.2. Political parties divide Picture
16.3. The political party split into two parties during the election of 1860 because Northern Democrats refused to support slavery in the territories. Some Southerners wanted to fix the problem between the North and the South and formed the Constitution Union Party. They wanted to protect slavery and keep the nation together.
17. The Election of 1860
17.1. 1860
17.2. The election of 1860
17.3. Republicans chose Abraham Lincoln to run for president in 1860.Norther democrats chose Stephen Douglas as their candidate. Southern Democrats chose Vice President John Breakindge of Kentucky. The constitutional Union nominated John Bell of Tennessee.
18. Southern States Secede
18.1. 1860
18.2. Southern States Secede picture
18.3. Lincoln win in the election made the south feel like they did not have a vice I the nation government. They felt that the president and congress would be against their interested, especially slavery. South Carolina left the United States when they herd of Lincoln's election win.Six other states followed South Carolina and left the United States.
19. The Confederate States of America
19.1. 1861
19.2. The Confederate States of America picture
19.3. The leaders of 7 seceding states that the union met in Montgomery, Alabama to form a new nation that they called the confederate states of America.by the time Lincoln took office they created a new constitution and named former senator Jefferson Davis as president.
20. Crittenden Plan
20.1. 1861
20.2. Crittenden Plan Picture
20.3. A plan developed by senator John J. Crittenden of Kentucky to compromise with the south one last time. It was presented to congress in late February 1861 while the south was forming a new government but did not pass
