1. Key Events Leading to the Outbreak of Civil War
Event Outcome Effect

2. Key Events Leading to the Outbreak of Civil War
Event Outcome Effect
Kansas-Nebraska Popular Sovereignty Voter fraud by pro-
Act to decide issue of slave forces causes
slavery an aggressive
response from
abolitionist forces

3. Key Events Leading to the Outbreak of Civil War
Event Outcome Effect
Kansas-Nebraska Popular Sovereignty Voter fraud by pro-
Act to decide issue of slave forces causes
slavery an aggressive
response from
abolitionist forces
“Bleeding Kansas” citizens die from North and South grow
confrontations about further apart, lose the
slavery in territory ability to compromise

5. Key Events Leading to the Outbreak of Civil War
Event Outcome Effect
Kansas-Nebraska Popular Sovereignty Voter fraud by pro-
Act to decide issue of slave forces causes
slavery an aggressive
response from
abolitionist forces
“Bleeding Kansas” citizens die from North and South grow
confrontations about further apart, lose the
slavery in territory ability to compromise
Kansas applies for Debate between pro- Leaders actively show
statehood to US slavery and antislavery inability to compromise
Congress forces becomes violent on the issue of slavery
(Sumner caning)

7. Key Events Leading to the Outbreak of Civil War
Event Outcome Effect

8. Key Events Leading to the Outbreak of Civil War
Event Outcome Effect
Formation of the Attempt by Northern Repulicans support
Republican Party moderates to compromise was in North only,
on the issue of slavery South saw as a North-
(1854 Jackson, ern conspiracy against
Michigan) slavery.

9. Key Events Leading to the Outbreak of Civil War
Event Outcome Effect
Formation of the Attempt by Northern Repulicans support
Repubican Party moderates to compromise was in North only,
on the issue of slavery South saw as a North-
(1854 Jackson, ern conspiracy against
Michigan) slavery.
Dred Scott (1857) Supreme Court rules that Abolitionists feel that
Blacks are not citizens, there is no legal way
but property, and slavery to abolish slavery,
can exist in any territory begin to think of
violence

11. Key Events Leading to the Outbreak of Civil War
Event Outcome Effect
Formation of the Attempt by Northern Repulicans support
Repubican Party moderates to compromise was in North only,
on the issue of slavery South saw as a North-
(1854 Jackson, ern conspiracy against
Michigan) slavery.
Dred Scott (1857) Supreme Court rules that Abolitionists feel that
Blacks are not citizens, there is no legal way
but property, and slavery to abolish slavery,
can exist in any territory begin to think of
violence
John Brown’s Attempt to begin a slave South recognizes the
raid on Harper’s rebellion in the South threat by radicals in
Ferry, Virginia fails. Brown hanged for the North. Begin to
treason against the US mobilize militia for war

12. Key Events Leading to the Outbreak of Civil War
Event Outcome Effect

13. Key Events Leading to the Outbreak of Civil War
Event Outcome Effect
Lincoln elected Lincoln’s victory South realizes that
President achieved without a they no longer have
single Southern state a voice in Federal gov’t

15. Key Events Leading to the Outbreak of Civil War
Event Outcome Effect
Lincoln elected Lincoln’s victory South realizes that
President achieved without a they no longer have
single Southern state a voice in Federal gov’t
Southern States South Carolina leads, North and South no
begin to Secede others quickly follow. longer can agree on
from the Union By the time Lincoln any issues. Disunion
takes office as Pres.,
11 states have
seceeded

16. Key Events Leading to the Outbreak of Civil War
Event Outcome Effect
Lincoln elected Lincoln’s victory South realizes that
President achieved without a they no longer have
single Southern state a voice in Federal gov’t
Southern States South Carolina leads, North and South no
begin to Secede others quickly follow. longer can agree on
from the Union By the time Lincoln any issues. Disunion
takes office as Pres.,
11 states have
seceeded
Fort Sumpter South Carolina asks Confederate bombard-
(April, 1861) for surrender of Feds. ment of Fort Sumpter
on S. Carolina soil. begins armed conflict
Feds. refuse.