James W. The Gathering Storm by James Wasserman https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c Each event below is like a block, building the right tower for the Civil War to come crashing down. en-us 2020-05-12 03:47:15 UTC 2020-05-12 05:56:11 UTC hello@padlet.com Missouri Compromise of 1820 wassermanj3184 https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566505156 A bill admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.]]> 2020-05-12 03:50:27 UTC https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566505156 The Missouri Compromise Unravels wassermanj3184 https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566506076 Tensions rose and the Missouri Compromise unravels.]]> 2020-05-12 03:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566506076 Fugitive Slaves wassermanj3184 https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566507941 Fugitive Slaves were slaves that escaped from their owners to northern free states.]]> 2020-05-12 03:54:24 UTC https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566507941 The Nebraska-Kansas Act of 1854 wassermanj3184 https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566520732 An act that created the territories of Nebraska and Kansas.]]> 2020-05-12 04:11:32 UTC https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566520732 The Compromise of 1850 wassermanj3184 https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566525126  A group of bills meant to defuse the rising tension between the free and slave states.]]> 2020-05-12 04:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566525126 The Fugitive Slave Act wassermanj3184 https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566525244 A law passed as part of the Compromise of 1850. The act required escaped slaves to be returned to their owners, no matter the state.]]> 2020-05-12 04:17:41 UTC https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566525244 Bloodshed in Kansas wassermanj3184 https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566525405 A mini civil war of sorts to determine if Kansas would be a free or slave state.]]> 2020-05-12 04:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566525405 Violence in Congress wassermanj3184 https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566526441 A pro-slavery Democrat attacked an anti-slavery Republican with a walking cane, growing the divide between north and south.]]> 2020-05-12 04:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566526441 The Dred-Scott Decision wassermanj3184 https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566526581 Dred Scott was a slave who tried to sue his owner for freedom since he was living in a free state. He was unsuccesful.]]> 2020-05-12 04:19:28 UTC https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566526581 Lincoln-Douglas Debates wassermanj3184 https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566531499 Lincoln-Douglas debates, series of seven debates between the Democratic senator Stephen A. Douglas and Republican challenger Abraham Lincoln]]> 2020-05-12 04:25:29 UTC https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566531499 Abraham Lincoln is Elected as President wassermanj3184 https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566586795 After winning the Lincoln-Douglas debate, Lincoln gained enough popularity to eventually be elected into office.]]> 2020-05-12 05:30:58 UTC https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566586795 The South Secedes from the Union wassermanj3184 https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566587034 After years of tension building, the south finally seceded from the union, starting the Civil War.]]> 2020-05-12 05:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/wassermanj3184/wp0hgf2eapswhf7c/wish/566587034