1850-1865 Timeline

1850 through 1865 events

Period: Jan 1, 1850 to Dec 31, 1865

Fugitive Slave law

Sep 18, 1850

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2951.html The Fugitive slave act was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as a part of the Compromise of 1850.

Kansas-Nebraska act

May 30, 1854

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=28 Kansas-Nebraska act has led to the civil war. The act was passed on May 30, 1854. This act was passed so tha Kansas and Nebraska would open new land for settlement.

The Thirteenth Amendment

Jan 31, 1855

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.html The Thirteenth Amendment was an act to abolish slavery to all of America. The act also gave freedom to all African Americans. The act was passed on by congress on January 31, 1855.

Election of 1860

Apr 16, 1860

http://www.ushistory.org/us/32d.asp
The Democrats met at Charleston, South Carolina on April 1860 to select their candidate for president in the next election. It was on April 16, 1860.It was an election to decide whether states could or could not have slaves.

Battle at Fort Sumter (Civil War begings)

Apr 12, 1861

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter.html
The Battle of Sumter was on April 12-14, 1861.The battle of Sumter was a bombardment to surrender For Sumter.

The Monitor vs. The Merrimack

Mar 9, 1862

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/389515/Battle-of-the-Monitor-and-Merrimack
The Monitor vs the Merrimack was also called the Battle of Hampton Road. Was the most important naval battle of the American Civil war. It was between March 8-9, 1862.

The Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html The Battle of Shiloh was on April 6-7, 1862.
The Union soldiers were setting up camp and suddenly late at night the Confederate soldiers caught them by suprise and they fought next to the church of shiloh.

The Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/
.Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation when the nation was going into the war after going into its third bloody war. The Emancipation Proclamation was so that any person that is a slave would be here on out free for the rest of his or her life.

The Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg went on for 3 hot summer days. It was the most important Civil war battle. 160,000 Americans were involved in this battle.

Surrender at Appomattox

Apr 9, 1865

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/appomatx.htm The battle of Appomattox courthouse was fought in the morning on April 9, 1865. It was the final engagement to Confederates States army. It was located at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.