Causes of the Civil War U.S. History Mr.

Smith-Y202 The Civil War was not caused by one event but the result of many different events that stressed the relationship between the North and the South. Governments job is to compromise in a way that allows both sides to win. In the early to mid 1800s, the interests of the North and South were too important, too ideological to allow the other to win. Today, you will create a timeline to illustrate the flow of events toward Civil War. As you create the timeline, include the following for each event: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Event Title Illustration Date (Numerical Order) Event Summary Event Impact

Events that led to the Civil War: 1. Missouri Compromise 2. Bleeding Kansas 3. Wilmot Proviso 4. Charles Sumner Attack 5. John Brown Raid 6. Election of 1860 7. Attack on Ft. Sumter 8. Dred Scott Decision 9. William Lloyd Garrison and the Liberator 10. Lincoln-Douglas Debates 11. Compromise of 1850