Timeline by Hudson Clark

Missouri Compromise(1820)

hudsonclark6 — 2023-12-07 17:13:06 UTC

Missouri was upsetting the slave/free state balance and he brought them to a point that they were both happy.

Raises tensions as some do not want miss. to be slave. Miss. could have more rep.

Protective Tariffs Tariff of 1828(1828)

hudsonclark6 — 2023-12-07 17:23:21 UTC

The government started taxing on exports and north Carlina supports this idea for there on good but south Carlina did not support because it would affect them.

This would lead to war because south Carlina point really did not matter to them and they did it anyways no matter anyone's opinion.

South Carlina Exposition and protest(1828)

hudsonclark6 — 2023-12-07 17:25:34 UTC

The people did not wont to be taxed by the so they started heading out of South Carlina.

Made people of south Carlina taxed and the starting leaving. Could cause drama between the 2.

Tariff of 1832(1832)

hudsonclark6 — 2023-12-08 16:36:22 UTC

Another tariff was passes but this time south Carlina nullified(End) and john C. Calhoun stepped down to SC senator

President Andrews Jackson is sending troops to south Carlina to do what he wanted(Tariff South Carlina)

Mexican-American War(1846-1848)

hudsonclark6 — 2023-12-08 16:53:32 UTC

The U.S. got western land like they were destined to and to add to the debate of slaves and free status, people discovered gold in California.

The people of the western land would be forced to move because now it is U.S. land and Mexico and America are now fighting over for the land and even the American could be fighting against themselves.

Compromise of 1850(1850)

hudsonclark6 — 2023-12-08 17:04:42 UTC

The compromise of 1850 got passed and had five parts to it California interned as free a state, Slave trade got outlawed(D.C.), organized land conceded from(Mexico), Pay taxes $10 million for land claims, Strengthen fugitive slave act also made it a crime for people in free state to help or hide enslaved people seeking freedom and required northerners to return to slaveholders.

This could cause some drama with Henry Clay and Northerners to return to slaveholder, and people of free state because of the new crime.

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe(1852)

hudsonclark6 — 2023-12-08 17:08:23 UTC

This was written to response to the fugitive slave law and was the second most popular book, also increased sympathy and made southerners outraged.

This made Southerners made about it's exaggerations concerning slavery.

Kansas-Nebraska Act(1854)

hudsonclark6 — 2023-12-08 17:15:49 UTC

This caused a urgent demands to organized western territories and this resulted in gold rush, also wanted to created a Trans-Continental railroad.

This could cause war because the government wanted to create a Trans-Continental railroad and would cost a lot of money and people wanted the route different.

Bleeding Kansas(1856)

hudsonclark6 — 2023-12-08 17:25:48 UTC

Northern Abolitionists and south slaveholders moved to Kansas and they began fighting with each other over popular sovereignty and after all of this the Republican was formed.

This could cause war because Republican was formed and because the northern and south move to Kansas.

Dred Scott Decision(1857)

hudsonclark6 — 2023-12-08 17:27:02 UTC

The united states supreme court upheld slavery in the united state territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri compromise to be unconstitutional.

This could lead to war by the backs were not aloud in united states so they could fight us and if other country's feel or do not like are decision that we made they could fight us about that too.

John Brown's Raid(1859)

hudsonclark6 — 2023-12-11 22:37:16 UTC

It was a effort by abolitionist John Brown to initiate a slave revolt in southern states by taking over the united states arsenal.

The trial and execution of Brown pushed the nation closer to civil war. Some people agree with raid but others didn't.

Election of 1860(1860)

hudsonclark6 — 2023-12-11 22:43:29 UTC

Abraham Lincolns won a four-way contest, in the presidential election Lincolns though only had less than 40% of popular votes. This election was the most pivotal presential election in American history.

This could lad to war by when Lincoln was elected and the reaction of the nation was swift and tragic and this cause Southern states to remove themselves from the union and forming the confederate state of América. This caused a lot of drama between the two.

Theory of secession(1860)

hudsonclark6 — 2023-12-11 22:44:40 UTC

The secession theory states perceive a future war with potential new state as likely if the ethnic group was driving the secessionist struggle has deep identity division with the central state.

This could lead to war by some people did not support the theory of secession and this could cause tension between the 2 and it could it up being a war.