TIMELINE of EVENTS Mexican War to the Civil War Causes of the Civil War

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Vocabulary Homework 1.Personal liberty laws 2.Underground Railroad 3.Harriet Tubman 4.Uncle Tom’s Cabin 5.Kansas-Nebraska Act 6.John Brown 7.“Bleeding Kansas” 8.Nativism 9.Know Nothing Party 10.Free-Soil Party 11.Republican Party 12.Dred Scott 13.Roger B. Taney 14.Abraham Lincoln 15.Freeport Doctrine 16.Harpers Ferry 17.Confederacy 18.Jefferson Davis

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Compromise of 1850 Bleeding Kansas 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854 Dred Scott v Sanford 1857 Lincoln-Douglas Debates 1858 Lincoln Elected 1860 Fort Sumter Attacked 1861 John Brown raids Harper’s Ferry 1859 Underground Railroad Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1852 Brooks Beats Sumner 1854 Timeline of Events Mexican War to Civil War

Compromise of 1850 Created by Henry Clay to solve the controversy between free states and slave states The terms of the Compromise of 1850: 1.North got California admitted to the Union as a free state 2.South got a strict fugitive slave law 3.Popular sovereignty (allowing residents of the new territories to vote for or against slavery) would determine the status of states in the future Back

Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin In 1852, abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe published the world-wide best seller, Uncle Tom’s Cabin The book created major sectional friction The South criticized the book as an attack on the Southern way of life The North increased its protests against the Fugitive Slave Act When Lincoln met Stowe during the Civil War, he said, “So this is the little lady who made the big war.” Back

Underground Railroad In reaction to the Fugitive Slave Act, the Underground Railroad was established It was a network to aid fugitives slaves to freedom from the South to the North The most famous “conductor” was Harriet Tubman Back

Kansas-Nebraska Act Stephen Douglas pushed the Kansas-Nebraska Act through Congress which called for popular sovereignty to be tested in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska People from Missouri (slave state) moved to Kansas to vote illegally and they won a majority. A proslavery government was established in Lecompton, Kansas An anti-slavery government was established in Lawrence, Kansas In the months to come, Kansas was plagued with an outbreak of violence between the two opposing sides Back

Bleeding Kansas The rift in Kansas led to violence and murders Abolitionist John Brown led the “Pottawatomie Massacre” by kidnapping five proslavery men & killing them Over 200 people were killed Back

Brooks beats Sumner Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner was verbally attacking supporters of slavery, especially Andre P. Butler of South Carolina Butler’s nephew (Preston Brooks) entered the Senate floor and attacked Sumner with his cane Sumner suffers shock and brain damage Southerners applauded Brooks! Northerners saw this as another example of Southern brutality Back NEXT

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Dred Scott v. Sandford Dred Scott was a slave from Missouri (slave state) who lived with his owner for four years in free territory When they returned to Missouri, his owner died Scott sued for his freedom, stating that since he lived in free territory, he should be free Supreme Court Justice Roger B. Taney ruled that slaves did not have the rights of citizens and could not even sue He also ruled the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional Back

Lincoln-Douglas Debates The 1858 Illinois Senate race produced an important debate on the issue of the extension of slavery in the territories Douglas: did not believe slavery was immoral; believed popular sovereignty would kill slavery in time Lincoln: believed slavery was immoral; believed legislation was required to end slavery; slavery should not be allowed to spread Key to Lincoln: “I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races.” Douglas won the Senate seat, but Lincoln and his beliefs were introduced to the nation.

Lincoln Elected (1860) No Southern states voted for Lincoln South Carolina was the first state to secede The Southern states formed The Confederate States of America (Confederacy) in 1861 Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederacy Question: Do states have the right to secede from the Union? Back

Raid on Harpers Ferry On October 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown led a band of 21 men, black and white, to seize a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, VA. His goal was to arm the men and start a general slave insurrection Plan failed and Brown was captured and hanged Back

Fort Sumter Attacked (1861) The first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina Confederates took over federal installations in their states Lincoln considers this an act of rebellion and treason Back

Consequences Unites the South Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers to serve for three months Virginia secedes-great loss for North West Virginia is formed in 1863 Eleven states make up the Confederacy Four slave states remain in the Union

Civil War Begins Everyone expected a short war Lincoln’s goal and purpose for going to war: Preserve the Union

Freeport Doctrine S. Douglas Part of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates After the Dred Scott decision He said that slavery could be prevented in any territory if the people who lived there did not pass laws that favored it

Know-Nothing Party The Know-Nothing Party was established to favor native-born Americans (nativism) They used secret handshakes and passwords anti-Catholic and anti-immigrant