1. Civil War By Theodore Quinn and Ryan Johnston

2. Events Kansas - Nebraska Act Compromise of 1850 Fugitive Slave Act Uncle Tom’s Cabin Dred Scott Decision Election of Abraham Lincoln Harpers Ferry Raid Secession of the South Free States Enter the Union Conflicts of the North and South Grow

3. Compromise of 1850 The Compromise of 1850 was a series of five bills that were intended to even slave states vs free states. Its goal was to deal with the spread of slavery to territories in order to keep northern and southern interests in balance: -California was entered as a free state. -New Mexico and Utah were each allowed to use popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery. In other words, the people would pick whether the states would be free or slave. -The Republic of Texas gave up lands that it claimed in present day New Mexico and received $10 million to pay its debt to Mexico. -The slave trade was abolished in the District of Columbia. -The Fugitive Slave Act made any federal official who did not arrest a runaway slave liable to pay a fine. This was the most controversial part of the Compromise of 1850 and caused many abolitionists to increase their efforts against slavery.

4. Dred Scott Decision In 1857, Dred Scott lost his case proving that he should be free because he had been held as a slave while living in a free state. The Court ruled that his petition could not be seen because he did not hold any property. But it went further, to state that even though he had been taken by his 'owner' into a free state, he was still a slave because slaves were to be considered property of their owners. This decision furthered the cause of abolitionists as they increased their efforts to fight against slavery

5. Kansas – Nebraska Act The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. The Act served to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery north of latitude 36°30´.

6. Fugitive Slave Act The Fugitive Slave Act was passed as part of the Compromise of 1850. This act forced any federal official who did not arrest a runaway slave liable to pay a fine. This was the most controversial part of the Compromise of 1850 and caused many abolitionists to increase their efforts against slavery. This act increased the Underground Railroad activity as fleeing slaves made their way to Canada.

7. Uncle Toms Cabin Uncle Tom's Cabin or Life Among the Lowly was written in 1852 by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Stowe was an abolitionist who wrote this book to show the evils of slavery. This book, which was a best seller at the time, had a huge impact on the way that northerners viewed slavery. It helped further the cause of abolition and even Abraham Lincoln recognized that this book was one of the events that led to the outbreak of the Civil War.

8. Conflicts of the North and South Grow In May of 1956- Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner delivers a speech attacking slavery supporters in the Senate. He singles out Senator Andrew Butler of South Carolina in his speech. Two days later, South Carolina Representative Preston Brooks, Butler's nephew, attacks Sumner on the Senate floor and beats him with a cane. The House did not expel or censure Brooks for the attack, Sumner took three years to recover.

9. Election of Abraham Lincoln With the election of Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln on November 6, 1860, South Carolina followed by six other states seceded from the Union. Even though his views about slavery were considered moderate during the nomination and election, South Carolina had warned it would secede if he won. Lincoln agreed with the majority of the Republican Party that the South was becoming too powerful and made it part of their platform that slavery would not be extended to any new territories or states added to the union.

10. Harpers Ferry Raid The Raid at Harpers Ferry was led by John Brown, an abolitionist from the north. The Raid at Harpers Ferry was when John Brown and his men attacked the U.S. Federal Arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. An arsenal is a place where military weapons are stored. John Brown wanted to seize the arsenal because he thought by stealing weapons he could help free some slaves. He would get slaves and other abolitionists to begin a battle against slave owners. The Raid at Harpers Ferry became one of the causes of the Civil War.

11. Free States Enter the Union With more free states entering the Union the south felt that with its new president the Union was gaining more power and making it an uneven balance between the Union and the Confederacy.

12. Secession of the South In January, 1861, The South Seceded from the Union. Abraham Lincoln had been elected as President. He was a strong opponent of slavery. After calling a state convention, the delegates voted to remove the state of South Carolina from the Union. The secession of South Carolina was then followed by six more states, including Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. Eventually Eleven States formed the Confederate States of America.

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