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September 1850
Compromise of 1850: The Compromise was 5 separate bills passed to defuse the attacks between Southern pro-slave states and Northern anti-slave states.
January 1854
The Kansas-Nebraska Act: Created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and allowed the people choose weather the land would be pro-slavery or anti-slavery through popular sovereignty.
1854-1861
Bleeding Kansas: A series of politically violent attacks due to anti-slavery and pro-slavery tensions resulting in many causalities.
March 6, 1857
The Dred Scott Decision: Decision in which the Supreme Court stated that people of African American ancestry could never become citizens.
Aug. 21+27, Sept. 15+18 Oct. 7,13+15, 1858
Lincoln-Douglas Debates: Seven debates between Abraham Lincoln (Republican) and Stephen Douglas (Democrat) fought for a spot on Senate in Illinois.
October 16-18, 1859
Harper's Ferry: An attempt by John Brown, who was an abolitionist, to start an armed slave revolt by talking over the United States Arsenal at Harpers Ferry in Virginia. They where defeated by U.S Marines led by Robert E. Lee.
November 6, 1860
Lincoln's Election:
April 12-14, 1861
Fort Sumner: A battle that is considered the official start of the American Civil War.
July 21, 1861
Bull Run: A battle in which Irvin McDowell attacked confederate forces that began on Bull Run than crossed over into Matthew Hill and pushed back confederates to Henry Hill
September 17, 1862
Antietam: A battle in which the Union defeated the Confederates resulting in Lincoln issuing the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
January 1, 1863
Emancipation Proclamation: A law made by Lincoln saying all slaves of the Confederacy were now and forever free.
July 1-3, 1863
Gettysburg: The largest battle between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War in Gettysburg, Pensilvania.
November 19, 1863
Gettysburg Address: Lincolns Speech after Gettysburg battle at the cemetery dedicated to the soldiers of the battle.
April 1864
Andersonville Prison: Was controlled by the South, it was the largest prison for captured Union soldiers, and was well known for its high death rates and harsh living conditions.
April 9, 1865
Surrender at Appomattox Court House: North Virginia, the most celebrated Confederate Army, led by Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union army of Ohio led by Ulysses S. Grant.
April 14, 1865
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Lincoln was killed in a theater by an actor, John Wilkes Booth, at 10 pm while attending a show.
1865-1877
Reconstruction: Process by which the states were organized as a Union after the Civil War.
Compromise of 1850: The Compromise was 5 separate bills passed to defuse the attacks between Southern pro-slave states and Northern anti-slave states.
January 1854
The Kansas-Nebraska Act: Created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and allowed the people choose weather the land would be pro-slavery or anti-slavery through popular sovereignty.
1854-1861
Bleeding Kansas: A series of politically violent attacks due to anti-slavery and pro-slavery tensions resulting in many causalities.
March 6, 1857
The Dred Scott Decision: Decision in which the Supreme Court stated that people of African American ancestry could never become citizens.
Aug. 21+27, Sept. 15+18 Oct. 7,13+15, 1858
Lincoln-Douglas Debates: Seven debates between Abraham Lincoln (Republican) and Stephen Douglas (Democrat) fought for a spot on Senate in Illinois.
October 16-18, 1859
Harper's Ferry: An attempt by John Brown, who was an abolitionist, to start an armed slave revolt by talking over the United States Arsenal at Harpers Ferry in Virginia. They where defeated by U.S Marines led by Robert E. Lee.
November 6, 1860
Lincoln's Election:
April 12-14, 1861
Fort Sumner: A battle that is considered the official start of the American Civil War.
July 21, 1861
Bull Run: A battle in which Irvin McDowell attacked confederate forces that began on Bull Run than crossed over into Matthew Hill and pushed back confederates to Henry Hill
September 17, 1862
Antietam: A battle in which the Union defeated the Confederates resulting in Lincoln issuing the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
January 1, 1863
Emancipation Proclamation: A law made by Lincoln saying all slaves of the Confederacy were now and forever free.
July 1-3, 1863
Gettysburg: The largest battle between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War in Gettysburg, Pensilvania.
November 19, 1863
Gettysburg Address: Lincolns Speech after Gettysburg battle at the cemetery dedicated to the soldiers of the battle.
April 1864
Andersonville Prison: Was controlled by the South, it was the largest prison for captured Union soldiers, and was well known for its high death rates and harsh living conditions.
April 9, 1865
Surrender at Appomattox Court House: North Virginia, the most celebrated Confederate Army, led by Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union army of Ohio led by Ulysses S. Grant.
April 14, 1865
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Lincoln was killed in a theater by an actor, John Wilkes Booth, at 10 pm while attending a show.
1865-1877
Reconstruction: Process by which the states were organized as a Union after the Civil War.
Picture Timeline
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Bleeding Kansas
Dred Scott Decision
Lincoln v. Douglas Debates
Harpers Ferry
Lincolns Election
Fort Sumter
Bull Run
Antietam
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg
Gettysburg Address
Andersonville Prison
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
Lincolns Assasination
Reconstruction