“Major Events before the Civil War”

1.Around 1858, the united states was divided geographically. The north and south- had many diffrences like religon,climate, and culture. With the South that depened on agriculte and slavery. And the north became more industralized. They came to a war to settle diffrences

2.The country was so divided by the issue of slavery, California used the compromise of 1850 to become a state that has no slavery. Which was pushed by Henry clay and Stephen Douglas. popular sovereignty was how they decied wether the states would have slavery or not.

3.Around this time, many southern states were seriously considering becoming secessions. They all gathered together and called thems selves the confedrates. This was another part of the past that lead to the civil.

4.Many people from the north hated slavery and a group of abolitionist. Which was a group that helped escaped slaves hide them. The place they hide was the underground railroad.

5.When uncle Tom's Cabin was published, northen abolitionist became angry and the southern people felt as the book was a review of their lives.

6.Two politicians became famous for their slavery debates:Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln.

They both believed that slavery was immoral but had diffrent view on getting rid of it. Stephen belive the state  should decide if slavery is allowed or not. But Lincoln want slavery abolished.

7.On December 20, 1860 the elcetion that abraham won made the south upset. So states started to secede from the union.the first was south carolina.