The Road to the Civil War North vs South 1818 Missouri asks to join the Union as a slave state 1820 Maine asks to join the Union as a free state 1820 Henry Clay proposes the MISSOURI COMPROMISE which maintains the balance of power in Congress

The Road to the Civil War North vs South ’s The Northern and the Southern economies take different paths The Northern economy is based on trade and manufacturing The Southern economy is based on agriculture(cotton mainly) and the institution of slavery

The Road to the Civil War North vs South By 1845, Americans had settled Texas and the Oregon Country by the thousands 1846 The US and Great Britain compromise to avoid war and divide the Oregon Country War with Mexico begins/US wins Texas and what would become Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and parts of Colorado. U.S. also buys California MANIFEST DESTINY fulfilled

The Road to the Civil War North vs South Compromise of 1850 – Henry Clay addresses problem of what to do with land acquired from Mexican-American War(free or slave?)

The Road to the Civil War North vs South Compromise of 1850 – Allowed California to enter as a free state – Allowed Utah and New Mexico to decide for themselves, free or slave – Called for a stronger fugitive slave law that forced northerners to return runaway slaves – Passed Congress by a narrow margin

The Road to the Civil War North vs South Kansas-Nebraska Act Question of Free or Slave to be decided by Popular Sovereignty; a vote by the residents of the territories

The Road to the Civil War North vs South Abraham Lincoln(Republican and anti-slavery) elected President Southern states secede

The Road to the Civil War North vs South Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston, SC