Steps to the Civil War

This land act determined that all states below the line would permit slavery and all states above would prohibit slavery.

• Missouri Compromise of 1820

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

This land act created California as a free state.

• Missouri Compromise of 1820

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

This land act made it so that popular sovereignty would determine if a state would prohibit slavery.

• Missouri Compromise of 1820

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

This land act resulted in fighting that followed, known as "Bleeding Kansas".

• Missouri Compromise of 1820

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

The southern states accepted this land act because the Fugitive Slave Law was also enacted.

• Missouri Compromise of 1820

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

Maine was admitted as a free state during this land act.

• Missouri Compromise of 1820

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

This law made it a crime to help runaway slaves, even in the Northern states.

• Missouri Compromise

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Northern States Law

• Harper's Ferry Act

The people choose is the definition for which term:

• Compromise

• Agreement

• Popular Sovereignty

• Secession

Why did the three land compromises fail?

• Temporary Fix

• No more balance in power

• Still threatened to secede

This man fought for his freedom through the court system. It was ultimately ruled by the Supreme Court that he had no rights.

• John Brown

• Nat Turner

• Gabriel Prosser

• Dred Scott