Transcript Road to Civil War

Road to Civil War
By: Nate Hider & Danny Darling
Louisiana Purchase(1803)
• In 1803 the United States purchased
Louisiana territories from France for nearly
$15,000 (60 million francs)
• Lewis and Clark began the Westward
movement when they explored the
Louisiana territories.
• They attempted to observe
the exchanged resources in
the newly founded West.
Missouri Compromise(1820)
• Congress passes a series of measures to
determine whether slavery should or
should not be abolished.
• Maine becomes a free state and Missouri
becomes a slave state.
• The rest of the Louisiana territories were
split in half. North of the border were
considered free, south of the border were
considered slave states.
Election of 1824
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An election between the
favored Andrew Jackson and
John Adams.
• Known to be controversial
because of it’s “corrupt
bargain” effect.
Election of 1828
• A repeat election between Andrew
Jackson and John Adams.
• This time around Jackson wins the
election with his call to the people.
• His call to the people inspired
more people to get out and
vote for him.
Fugitive Slave Law(1850)
• A law which intended to put an end to
slavery in the South and North.
• Slaves were denied a jury in a trial.
• People who refused to search for slaves faced
up to six months in jail and $1,000 fine.
Bleeding Kansas(1854)
• A series of events that
occurred between
“Free-Staters” and
“Border Ruffian”
• Took place in the
Kansas territories and
frontier towns of
Missouri.
Kansas-Nebraska Act(1854)
• Determined which states
would become free or
slave states.
• Kansas became free
• Nebraska became free
until after the Civil War.
Election of 1860
• Presidential
Candidates:
• Abraham Lincoln
• John C. Breckinridge
• John Bell
• Stephen A. Douglas
Secession of the South(1860-61)
• Once Abraham
Lincoln was elected,
Southerner’s felt left
out and declared
separation from the
Union.
• Southerner’s felt left
out because, Lincoln
began running the
government without
slavery .
Civil War(1861)
• A tremendous war between the
Confederates and the Union.
• The Civil War occurred
for multiple reasons such as, economic,
political, slavery and states rights.
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