Steps to civil war timeline by Seqoy Mitchell

Manifest Destiney (1844)

smitchel7371 — 2025-03-12 19:22:46 UTC

Manifest Destiny was the belief that it was the fate of the United States to expanded its territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
South , with hopes of expanding slavery
Significance: Feuled tension over slavery in new territories

Missouri compromise 1820

2025-03-12 20:22:42 UTC

Missouri became a slave state and maine became a free state. It benefited both of them because they both are free. We both feel good because our country did not divide.

Mexican War(1848)

smitchel7371 — 2025-03-12 20:39:26 UTC

Stemmed from U.S expansionist ambitions and a border dispute between texas and mexico .
North , Benefitted more while the south saw potential economic and political gains that were later challenged
Significance: Helped lead to the civil war by intensifying sectional tensions over slavery expansions

Growth of sectionalism 1850

2025-03-12 20:42:31 UTC

The growth of sectionalism in the 1850s was primarily fueled by the escalating conflict over slavery and states' rights. This conflict intensified existing regional differences and ultimately contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War.The South arguably gained a temporary advantage with the Fugitive Slave Act, strengthening their legal claim to enslaved people. I feel like this is in a bad situation because of the north and the south are divided because of slavery which coast the civil.

Popular Sovereignty 1854

2025-03-12 20:49:00 UTC

Popular sovereignty is the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people through their elected represents ,who are the source of all political power.

Compromise of 1850

smitchel7371 — 2025-03-12 20:49:19 UTC

The compromise of 1850 was created to resolve tensions over slavery in new U.S territories gained from the Mexican American war
Both regions gained some advantages but it also exposed deep division that would ultimately contribute to the outbreak of civil war
Significance: The compromise of 1850 deepened sectional tensions making the civil war inevitable

Kansas and Nebraska Act ( 1854)

smitchel7371 — 2025-03-12 23:38:36 UTC

The Kansas and Nebraska Act allowed popular sovereignty repealed the Missouri compromise and sparked "Bleeding Kansas"
Both , The Kansas and Nebraska Act favored both the north and south but practice benefited the south more
Significance: The Kansas and Nebraska Act significantly contributed to the outbreak of the civil war by escalating national tensions over slavery

John Brown Raid (1859)

smitchel7371 — 2025-03-12 23:49:51 UTC

An abolitionist led a daring raid on the federal arsenal at Harper Ferry Virginia intending to seize weapons and spark a slave rebellion
The raid solidified southern fears of northern aggression while in the north it energized the abolitionist cause but also deepened the sectional divided
Significance: John Brown Raid deepened north-south tensions with the south fearing slave revolts and the north seeing Brown as a martyr making compromise harder and pushing the nation closer to civil war

Attack On Fort Sumter (1861)

smitchel7371 — 2025-03-13 00:02:26 UTC

Marked the start of the civil war confederate forces fired on the union held fort in Charleston Harbor , South Carolina after the union refused to surrender it
Attack on fort sumter favored both the north and south , while the south won the battle the attack strengthened the north resolve setting the stage for the civil war
Significance : The confederate assault forced Lincoln to call troops prompting more southern states to secede and making war unavoidable

Dred Scott Decision 1857

rmobley6718 — 2025-03-13 00:54:13 UTC

The Dred Scott 1857 v. Sandford decision was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that ruled African Americans, whether free or enslaved, could not be u.s. citizens and therefore had no legal standing in order to sue in federal court. The case involved Dred Scott, an enslaved man who sued for his freedom on the grounds that he had lived in free territories. The Court, led by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, also declared that Congress had no power to prohibit slavery in U.S. territories, effectively nullifying the Missouri Compromise.

The Dred Scott decision primarily benefited the Southern states, where slavery was an integral part of the economy and society. We feel like its significance lies in how it shaped the nation’s path toward justice and civil rights, even though that path was long and fraught with struggle.

Election Of Abraham Lincoln 1860

rmobley6718 — 2025-03-13 02:29:36 UTC

The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 was a pivotal moment in American history, leading directly to the secession of Southern states and the onset of the Civil War. Lincoln, representing the Republican Party, won the presidency on November 6, 1860, in a four-way race against: Stephen A. Douglas of the Northern Democrats, John C. Breckinridge of the Southern Democrats, and John Bell of the Constitutional Union Party.

The Northern states benefited the most from Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860. Lincoln’s victory represented the growing political power of the North, particularly in its opposition to the expansion of slavery. Lincoln’s election made it clear that the South was losing its political influence, prompting secession and ultimately leading to the Civil War.