The civil war by Alan Pagenkopf

Compromise of 1850

pagenala — 2025-04-15 19:29:34 UTC

It made it so that California would be a free state when it entered.

Fugitive Slave Act

pagenala — 2025-04-15 19:31:35 UTC

It made it so that any slaves that had escaped a few years ago could be captured and be returned.

Antislavery Literature

pagenala — 2025-04-16 19:09:59 UTC

This paper they made to send to people to stop slavery.

Election of 1852

pagenala — 2025-04-16 19:15:15 UTC

There was a guy named Franklin Pierce he supported the compromise of 1850 and the fugitive salve act which won all of the southerns over.

The Kansas Nebraska Act

pagenala — 2025-04-16 19:18:32 UTC

Pierce had hoped that slavery issues had been put to a rest but the people wanted to build a railway along the west coast in hopes to revive slavery.

Bleeding Kansas

pagenala — 2025-04-16 19:24:10 UTC

The State of Kansas was divided by two governments and by slavery. A congressional committee came over to see which government was real.

Political Parties go Under Change

pagenala — 2025-04-16 19:29:41 UTC

The Kansas Nebraska act worked up a storm and brought slavery back to the spotlight. After that some people came together and formed the republican party which opposed slavery.

Dread Scott Decision

pagenala — 2025-04-16 19:36:58 UTC

A black man's owner died but he was reowned by the widow and he sued for his freedom stating that he was in free territory a court ruled with him but the Missouri federal court overturned this.

Lincoln Douglas Debates

pagenala — 2025-04-17 01:44:28 UTC

Lincoln did not support the black people being slaves in the west but Douglas made it sound like the black people were his brother.

Raid on Harpers Ferry

pagenala — 2025-04-17 01:48:24 UTC

John Brown wanted to start a slave rebellion but after two years he only gained 20 men. So when he went to raid he sent some of his men to get more slaves to help but that backfired and he got three of his men killed and the rest were wounded.

Election of 1860

pagenala — 2025-04-17 15:22:34 UTC

The Northern and southern countries could not agree on a president. There was two candidates but Lincoln won with 40% of the votes.

The South Secedes

pagenala — 2025-04-17 15:25:24 UTC

Lincoln believed that slavery would die out and that angered many southerns.

New land renews slavery disputes

pagenala — 2025-04-17 15:29:45 UTC

After the US won the Mexican America war they gained 500,000 which started the controversy about slavery.