civil war context
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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.