Remake of Steps to Divil War Time Line by Chasidi Veal

The Missouri Compromise (1820)

cveal7043 — 2025-03-10 15:25:14 UTC

The Missouri compromise was supposed to balances the northern and southern state. To make sure that the states would be equal.

I feel that this event was important for the development of the civil war because it

The Texas Republic

2025-03-11 15:20:28 UTC

A country in north america that existed for close to 10 years, from march 2 1836 to february 19, 1846. Texas shared borders with mexico, the Republic of the Rio grande, and the united states.

Manifest Destiny (1844)

cveal7043 — 2025-03-12 15:06:46 UTC

The United States believed that God told them that they need to expand to the West. And make all of North America apart of the United States.

In my opinion manifest destiny was a justification to the President so they wouldn't feel as guilty.

The Mexican War (1846)

cveal7043 — 2025-03-12 15:07:24 UTC

President Polk still wanted more land to add to the United States after the fact that they took Texas.

I believe that the Mexican was necessary to expand to the cost.

The Compromise of 1850

mbrewer5921 — 2025-03-12 15:19:20 UTC

The Compromise of 1850 was a set of laws passed by the U.S. Congress aimed at resolving tensions between free and slave states regarding the expansion of slavery into newly acquired territories Like included admitting California as a free state, establishing territorial governments in Utah and New Mexico where slavery would be decided by popular sovereignty, settling boundary disputes with Texas, and enacting a strengthened Fugitive Slave Act which required all citizens to assist in capturing runaway slave

Popular Sovereignty

mbrewer5921 — 2025-03-12 15:22:15 UTC

Popular sovereignty is the principle that the people are the source of a government's authority and legitimacy, meaning that government's power comes from the consent of the governed

Kansas and Nebraska act

mbrewer5921 — 2025-03-12 15:24:41 UTC

The Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854 allowed residents of the newly organized territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide on the issue of slavery through popular sovereignty

The Growth of Sectnalism (1850)

cveal7043 — 2025-03-14 00:39:26 UTC

When the North was the favorite and was getting more advantage and attention rather than the south who were affected by the fact that they were no longer in the line light.

Dred Scott Decision (1857

cveal7043 — 2025-03-14 00:52:15 UTC

Dred Scott was a free man and went to court and the Supreme Court rule that enslaved or free blacks were not citizens of the United States.

John Brown's Raid(1859)

cveal7043 — 2025-03-14 01:02:47 UTC

Was the Raid that set the south of and it caused them to get more defensive with the North.

Attack on Fort Sumter (1861)

cveal7043 — 2025-03-14 01:05:04 UTC

It was the first attack that started the civil war.

Election of Abraham Lincoln (1860)

cveal7043 — 2025-03-14 01:08:42 UTC

It was a win for the North while the South decided to separate from the United States and become there own country.