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Civil War Causes
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2. Missouri Compromise (1820)
Missouri wanted to be admitted to the union as a slave state
Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state
Maintained balance
Prohibited slavery north of latitude 36ᵒ 30’ in the Louisiana Territory except Missouri

4. Tariff of 1828 Tariff of Abominations
Made foreign products expensive for people to buy
Effected the South, they had to buy many of their products from foreign traders
Less money went to foreign traders which meant that less foreign countries bought cotton

6. Nat Turner’s Rebellion (1831)
Nat Turner led a rebellion of 60 slaves in Virginia
More than 50 deaths
Nat Turner and other slaves were executed
Scared slave owners
Resulted in harsher restrictions for slaves and a national debate on slavery

8. Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
Repealed Missouri Compromise
Allowed Kansas and Nebraska to decide to be slave or free
Split the Democratic Party
Opened the north to slavery
Northern Whigs joined antislavery Democrats in the north and formed the Republican Party

10. Bleeding Kansas (1856) In response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Thousands from the north and south gathered in Kansas to fight for the state
Kansas applied for statehood as a free state after much debate and bloodshed
The final application was approved in 1861

12. Dred Scott Decision (1857) Dred Scott was a slave
He moved with his master to a free state
Sued to be a free man
Supreme Court ruled that no slave or descendant of a slave could be a US citizen and slaves were viewed as property
Also decided that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

14. Lincoln-Douglas Debates (1858)
Several debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas (incumbent and sponsor of the Kansas-Nebraska Act)
Over the issue of slavery
Running for Illinois US Senate
Series of seven debates
Lincoln lost the election

16. The Tariff of 1832 Compromise Tariff
Meant to protect local producers.
Really protected textile factories.
Did not protect cotton farmers.
Attempt to appease the South after the Tariff of 1828
John C. Calhoun resigned from the office of Vice President
Issues the Ordinance of Nullification
Declares both tariffs unconstitutional
President Andrew Jackson
Issues Proclamation Regarding Nullification
Promotes the use of military force

18. Compromise of 1850
Would land from Mexico gained from the Mexican-American War be deemed free or slave?
Admitted California as a free state
Territories of New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona and Utah would be allowed to decide their own fate on slavery
Included the Fugitive Slave Act
Denied captured blacks legal power to prove their freedom
Forced US marshals to help slave owners
Ended the slave trade in D.C.

20. Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Published in response to the Fugitive Slave Act
Sold 2 million copies in 2 years
Abraham Lincoln stated after meeting Harriet Beecher Stowe, “So this is the little woman who started this great war”

22. John Brown’s Raid (1859)
John Brown and 22 other men raided the town of Harper’s Ferry
John Brown knew that the slaves would revolt and overthrow the whites
Brown captured many of the town’s famous residents including a descendant of George Washington
No slaves revolted
John Brown lost both sons
Within 24 hours, John Brown was captured
He was tried and convicted and sentenced to death
He sparked the increasing urgency to end slavery