Major Events before the Civil War

1.Around 1858,the United States was divided geographically north and south with the South full of slavery and the North was more industrilized.

2.The country was so divided by the issue of slavery,california needed the compromise of 1850 to make california a state by voting or popular sovereighty.

3.Around this time,many southern states were considering to leave the Union.
4.Many people from the North hated slavery
5.When Uncle Tom's Cabin was published the north and south critized the book
6.Two polititicians became famous for their slavery debates becuse they were both against slavery but had different ways of dealing with the issue.
7.On December 20,1860 the first state to secede was South Carolina.