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November 6, 1860
The election won by Abraham Lincoln, the republican candidate. The democratic party was split, so despite not appearing on some southern ballots, Lincoln won. This was the last straw for the south, who felt like they no longer had a voice in the government, and states started seceding before Lincoln was even inaugurated.

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Oct 16, 1859 – Oct 18, 1859
A raid on a federal arsenal as part of a plot by John Brown to lead slaves in a rebellion against their masters. It failed miserably, and Brown was hanged, however many southerners thought that many in the north were like John Brown, and even further divided the two parts of the nation.

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October 18, 1854
Written in a meeting between several diplomats instructed to meet by President Franklin Pierce, it advocated annexing Cuba and bringing it into the country as a slave state, which outraged northerners and republicans after it was forced to be published. They felt like the south was trying to get stronger and spread slavery. This caused tensions between north and south to increase drastically.

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March 6, 1857
A ruling made in the supreme court after a slave named Dredd Scott sued his owner's widow for his freedom on the basis of having lived in a free state. It was ruled that African Americans were not citizens, but were property, and therefore could not sue for anything. It also declared that the Missouri compromise was unconstitutional.

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1854 - 1861
Violence that occurred in Kansas after allegations that the south had skewed the vote over being a free of slave state. Several constitutions were written, and violence and chaos ruled. John Brown, who later raided Harper's ferry was involved here. This sparked tensions between the North and South, and definitely helped spark the civil war.

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June, 1822
A plot in South Carolina to carry out a slave rebellion. It was discovered before it could be carried out. It was started by Denmark Vesey, a black preacher, and it led to stricter slave codes, and more restriction of slaves, and more paranoia among the white population.

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May 30, 1854
This allowed Kansas and Nebraska to have popular sovereignty, which destroyed the Missouri compromise, and eventually led to Bleeding Kansas.

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1830s - 1870
The abolitionist movement is the movement to end slavery. It was much more prevalent in the North, and was one of the main conflicts between north and south. Garrison, who wrote an abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator, was one important abolitionist, as was Frederick Douglas, a former slave, and the Grimke Sisters, who were also feminists, and from the south. This movement angered the south who felt like the north would try to take their slaves, which was one of the main reasons the south seceded.

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March 3, 1820
A decision made to ease tensions between slave and free states, it was proposed by Henry Clay, that allowed Missouri to be a slave state, and Maine to be a free state, thus ending arguments over weather Missouri should be free or slave, without giving one side more power. It also stopped slavery from spreading over 36' 30' latitude in the Louisiana purchase. This helped tensions for a time, but the south was still unsatisfied, and wanted slavery to be able to expand.

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August, 1831
A rebellion in Virgina started by a slave named Nat Turner that killed almost 60 white people. Over 100 African Americans were executed, and it led to harsher laws restricted what little freedoms slaves were allowed. It also caused increased fear among the white population that their slaves would try to rise up and kill them. This caused tensions in the south, as they felt that the north and their slaves were against them, which started to make them want to secede.

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The confessions of Nat Turner, the leader of the late insurrection in Southampton, Va. : as fully and voluntarily made to Thomas R. Gray, in the prison where he was confined, and acknowledged by him to be such, when read before the court of Southampton : with the certificate, under seal of the court convened at Jerusalem, Nov. 5, 1831, for his trial : also an authentic account of the whole insurrection, with lists of the whites who were murdered, and of the negroes brought before the court of Southampton, and there sentenced, &c

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November, 1832
A crisis that started when a "Tariff of Abominations" was passed. It raised import taxes, which angered the south. John C. Calhoun argued that states had the right to nullify, or declare void, any law that they disagreed with. This led to President Jackson sending troops down to South Carolina by passing the Force Bill. This issue caused the south to feel unheard and caused an increase of sectionalist feelings, as the south began to feel even more like the north was against them. This ignited tensions between the north and the south as the south was resentful of the tax, which benefited the north. It made them feel like the rights of states were being taken away, and that the right to own slaves might be taken away next, which made them start to want to secede.

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Oct 2, 1835 – Apr 21, 1836
Began after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. It was led by Sam Houston, who was also President of Texas for a while. It wanted to be annexed by the USA, but sectionalism and conflicts over slavery prevented it from joining the US until the Treaty of Guadelupe Hildalgo, in 1848. The conflict over what to do with the new territories restarted the power struggle between north and south over who could have more states.

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Apr 25, 1846 – Feb 2, 1848
Began after the US tried to annex Texas, which Mexico considered Mexican. It was won by the United States, which was led by President Polk, who wanted to annex Texas. After the war was won, debates started over weather the new territories should be free or slave. The conflict over what to do with the new territories struggle between north and south over free and slave states, and weather or not slavery should be allowed to expand.

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August 8, 1846
Proposed by David Wilmot, it was rejected and vetoed by President Polk. It would prohibit slavery in all territories gained from Mexico during the Mexican-American war. The south was against the wilmot proviso because it would stop the expansion of slavery, while the north was for it. This caused tensions to keep rising.

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Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Polk, James K. James K. Polk Papers: Series 5: Messages and Speeches, -1849; 1849; Mar. 3; Wilmot Proviso veto. - 1849, 1833. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mss365090114/.

APA citation style:

Polk, J. K. (1833) James K. Polk Papers: Series 5: Messages and Speeches, -1849; 1849; Mar. 3; Wilmot Proviso veto. - 1849. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mss365090114/.

MLA citation style:

Polk, James K. James K. Polk Papers: Series 5: Messages and Speeches, -1849; 1849; Mar. 3; Wilmot Proviso veto. - 1849, 1833. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mss365090114/>.

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James K. Polk Papers: Series 5: Messages and Speeches, 1833-1849; 1849; Mar. 3; Wilmot Proviso veto

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Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate. Polk, James K. James K. Polk Papers: Series 5: Messages and Speeches, -1849; 1849; Mar. 3; Wilmot Proviso veto. - 1849, 1833. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mss365090114/. Polk, J. K. (1833) James K.

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January 29, 1850
A compromise proposed that would help decide what to do with the new territories. It was rejected as one whole bill, so it was split up into parts, so representatives could vote only for the parts they liked. It was proposed by Henry Clay, and it added California as a free state, and had the other territories have popular sovereignty, which let them vote on being a slave or free state. It banned the slave trade in Washington DC, and introduced the fugitive slave act. It appeased by both the north and the south for a while, and while tensions were still rising, secession was put off.

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January 29, 1850
The fugitive slave act was passed as part of the Compromise of 1850 in order to appease the south. It required that escaped slaves be captured and brought back to the plantation they escaped from. It was extremely unpopular in the north, as it finally forced the north to actively take part in slavery, which they could previously ignore. It put off secession for a few years, as the south was happy that slavery was being protected, but they grew unhappy at how unpopular this law was in the north.