The Major Events that led to the Civil War

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  1. 2. Paved the way for a period of political realignment and the eventual rise of the Republican Party as a major political force.
  2. 5. A crucial agreement reached during the drafting of the United States Constitution in 1787. It addressed the issue of how enslaved individuals would be counted for the purpose of determining a state's representation in the House of Representatives.
  3. 6. A landmark agreement in the United States that aimed to maintain a balance between free and slave states in the Union. It was enacted in 1820 to address the issue of whether new territories admitted to the Union would allow slavery or not.
  4. 8. A significant piece of legislation often cited as one of the key events that pushed the nation closer to the brink of civil war. It allowed people in the territories to decide on the legality of slavery.
  5. 11. A package of legislative measures in the United States that aimed to address the sectional tensions between the Northern and Southern states over the issue of slavery.
  6. 13. The crisis marked a significant moment in American history, highlighting the tension between states' rights and federal authority. The problem revolved around the claim that the policy was benefiting the North while the South was paying for it. While a compromise temporarily resolved the immediate issue, underlying conflicts over states' rights persisted and contributed to the sectional tensions that eventually led to the American Civil War in 1861.
  7. 15. One of the most influential works of American literature, particularly in the context of the abolitionist movement and the lead-up to the American Civil War.
  8. 16. The belief that America was destined to expand to the Pacific Ocean. Led to conflicts over the expansion of slavery.
Down
  1. 1. This outcome directly led to the secession of seven southern states.
  2. 3. A machine that revolutionized the process of cotton production. It played a crucial role in the Southern United States, transforming the economy and contributing to the expansion of slavery.
  3. 4. Overall, while the it aimed to appease Southern slaveholders, it had the unintended consequence of heightening tensions between the North and the South, contributing to the deepening divide that eventually led to the American Civil War.
  4. 7. A major factor in the outbreak of the Civil War.
  5. 9. A landmark Supreme Court case that affirmed that enslaved people were property, declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional, and established that African Americans were not entitled to U.S. citizenship.
  6. 10. Significantly altered the territorial landscape of North America, expanding the United States westward and exacerbating sectional tensions over the issue of slavery, as the acquired territories raised questions about whether they would allow slavery or not.
  7. 12. A fervent abolitionist led a group of 21 men (including some of his sons and other abolitionists) in an attempt to seize a federal arsenal and spark a widespread slave rebellion.
  8. 14. Location that marked the start of the Civil War.