Events Preceding the Civil WarConflicts and Compromise

Louisiana Purchase - 1804

Missouri Compromise - 1820

Nat Turner - 1831

Compromise of 1850 / Fugitive Slave Act

Uncle Tom’s Cabin - 1852

Kansas-Nebraska Act - 1854

Dred Scott Decision - 1857

Lincoln - Douglas Debates - 1858

John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry - 1859

The South Secedes - 1860

The North and South in 1860North South

Total population 22,000,000 (71%) 9,000,000 (29%)

Free population 22,000,000 5,500,000

1860 Border state slaves 432,586 NA

1860 Southern slaves NA 3,500,000

Soldiers 2,200,000 (67%) 1,064,000 (33%)

Railroad miles 21,788 (71%) 8,838 (29%)

Manufactured items 90% 10%

Firearm production 97% 3%

Bales of cotton in 1860 Negligible 4,500,000

Bales of cotton in 1864 Negligible 300,000

Pre-war U.S. exports 30% 70%

Organize the events from your notes onto a chart. Include a brief description of why you believe it showed the spirit of conflict or compromise. Some events might fall into both columns.