Use the links, videos, and graphics available on this site to help in your understanding of the events and ideas leading to the Civil War.

The Compromise of 1850 - Compromise of 1850 from PBS / Our Documents - Compromise of 1850 (1850) / The Compromise of 1850 from The Omaha Project /

The Dred Scott Decision - an online exhibition from Gilder Lehrman / Our Documents - Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) / from the Jefferson Expansion Memorial/

The Lincoln Douglas Debates - Want to see an old re-enactment? / How about a recent one? /

Harpers' Ferry - an overview from VOA / Harpers Ferry from PBS / an overview and video from the John Brown Wax Museum - an NHD video - yikes! / John Brown Raid.org - with a hanging reenactment?

The Election of 1860 - Overview and Cartoons from Harpers' Weekly /