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Hello, we are Jamie and we are going to be your guide on the road to the the Civil War!

During the Missouri Compromise, Missouri entered the US as a slave state, and Maine entered as a free state as an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states. It prohibited slavery in the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase north of the 36°30'N parallel. Many people had different views on slavery, so they did not support this compromise. This was a direct cause because this compromise made many people upset.

1820 Missouri Street

Missouri Compromise

1832 SOUTH CAROLINA PATH

Nullification Crisis

In 1832, South Carolina refused to pay the Tariff of 1828, thinking that they could get away with it by passing the Nullification Act. They also threatened to break from the Union if they were forced to pay for it. This was known as the Nullification Crisis. The federal government didn't allow South Carolina to refuse to pay the tax and they ended up forcing them to, using a Force Bill. This directly caused an outbreak.

1850 FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT DRIVE

COMPROMISE OF 1850

Created by Henry Clay, under the Compromise of 1850, California entered the Union as a free state and Utah & New Mexico could decide whether they wanted slavery or not and slave trade was abolished. The Fugitive Slave Act was also created, which made it a crime to help runaway slaves. The compromise also repealed the Missouri Compromise. This was an indirect cause since the compromise led to many different actions.

There were mixed feelings about these actions.

1852 Book Lane

Uncle Tom's Cabin

This was a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852. It showed how slavery was cruel and brutal. It was very successful and sold over 300,000 copies in it's first year of being published. This was a direct cause and made people realize the horrors of slavery. Since many people had different views on slavery, it was very controversial.

1854 Kanska Lane

Kansas-Nebraska Act

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was created by Stephen Douglas under president Franklin Pierce. It persuaded people to move west by giving settlers in Kansas and Nebraska the right to decided whether or not they wanted to have slavery. This angered Northerners because they did not want slavery to expand. This

event was not a direct cause of the Civil War,

but led to Bleeding Kansas, a direct cause of the Civil War in which 200 people were killed.