A Nation Divided

  • Wilmot Proviso

    Wilmot Proviso

    They tried to pass a bill to prohibit slavery
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    It was a compromise where they decided that the people of a state would vote on if it should be a slave state or a free state.
  • "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is first published

    "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is first published

    This book told lots of people about slavery
  • Kansas - Nebraska Act

    Kansas - Nebraska Act

    The government made two territories and then the people in those territories voted on laws like slavery.
  • John Brown's Massacre at Pottawatomie Creek

    John Brown's Massacre at Pottawatomie Creek

    John Brown led 7 people there. They murdered 5 of them.
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision

    This was a decision where a slave was suing because he was a slave in a free state.
  • Lincoln - Douglas Debate "A House Divided Against itself can not stand.

    Lincoln - Douglas Debate "A House Divided Against itself can not stand.

    This was a debate between the democrats and republicans for senate.
  • John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia

    John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia

    John Brown and a small group of people attacked Harpers Ferry, Virgina to get the guns that the U.S. Army stored there.
  • Abraham Lincoln is elected as a Republican President

    Abraham Lincoln is elected as a Republican President

    He beat the democrat that was up for election.
  • South Carolina Secedes from the Union

    South Carolina Secedes from the Union

    They wanted to leave the union so they didn’t have to deal with slavery and the government.
  • Confederate States of America are formed

    Confederate States of America are formed

    6 more states went out of the union
  • Confederate Troops Fire at Fort Sumter, South Carolina

    Confederate Troops Fire at Fort Sumter, South Carolina

    Confederate guns shot and opened fire. The next day Anderson and the commander evacuated.