Civil War Causes by Allen Wiedenbeck

Slavery

wiedeall — 2024-04-22 19:18:49 UTC

The north was opposed to slavery and this made the South break into the Confederate states.

The Missouri Compromise

wiedeall — 2024-04-22 19:20:44 UTC

The Missouri Compromise was a federal legislation of the United States that balanced desires of northern states to prevent expansion of slavery in the country with those of southern states to expand it.

Compromise of 1850

wiedeall — 2024-04-22 19:22:30 UTC

As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. Furthermore, California entered the Union as a free state and a territorial government was created in Utah.

The Fugitive Slave Act

wiedeall — 2024-04-22 19:24:57 UTC

The Fugitive Slave Act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.

Publishing of Uncle Tom's Cabin

wiedeall — 2024-04-22 19:26:12 UTC

In Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe shared ideas about the injustices of slavery, pushing back against dominant cultural beliefs about the physical and emotional capacities of black people. Stowe became a leading voice in the anti-slavery movement, and yet, her ideas about race were complicated.

Kansas Nebraska Act

wiedeall — 2024-04-22 19:29:27 UTC

The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty. It also produced a violent uprising known as “Bleeding Kansas,” as proslavery and antislavery activists flooded into the territories to sway the vote.

Pottawatomie Massacre

wiedeall — 2024-04-22 19:30:41 UTC

The Pottawatomie massacre occurred on the night of May 24–25, 1856, in the Kansas Territory, United States.

The Dred Scott Decision

wiedeall — 2024-04-22 19:32:31 UTC

Missouri's Dred Scott Case, 1846-1857. In its 1857 decision that stunned the nation, the United States Supreme Court upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional.

John Brown's Attack on Harper's Ferry

wiedeall — 2024-04-22 19:34:32 UTC

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was an effort by abolitionist John Brown, from October 16 to 18, 1859, to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states by taking over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. It has been called the dress rehearsal for, or tragic prelude to, the American Civil War.

Election of 1860

wiedeall — 2024-04-23 13:05:59 UTC

Lincoln was elected in 1860 and the reaction of the nation was swift and tragic. Southern states began to secceed, removing themselves from the Union and forming the confederate states of America. By March 4th 1861, when the First Inaugural was delivered, the rebellion was in motion and the Civil War seemed invetible.

The Formation of the Confederacy

wiedeall — 2024-04-23 13:07:02 UTC

The Confederate States of America, commonly referred to as the Confederate States, the Confederacy, or the South, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865.

Confederacy Opens Fire on Fort Sumter

wiedeall — 2024-04-23 13:12:11 UTC

Disregarding Lincoln’s vow, Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. This marked the beginning of the American Civil War.

Nat Turner's Rebellion

wiedeall — 2024-04-23 13:17:49 UTC

Nat Turner's Rebellion, historically known as the Southampton Insurrection, was a rebellion of enslaved Virginians that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831. Led by Nat Turner, the rebels killed between 55 and 65 White people, making it the deadliest slave revolt for white people in U.S. history.