Timeline: America 1800-1900 | Timetoast

Period: Jan 1, 1810 to Dec 31, 1850

100,000 slaves escape by Underground Railroad

Race was still a big issue at the time of Stanford's founding.
Period: Aug 25, 1828 to Feb 28, 1905

Jane Stanford
Jan 29, 1850

Compromise of 1850

Admits California as a free state but adopts Fugitive Slave Law.
Mar 20, 1852

Uncle Tom's Cabin
Mar 6, 1857

Dred Scott Decision

Court rules slaves are property.
Period: Apr 12, 1861 to May 9, 1865

Civil War

At end: Slavery abolished, Reconstruction begins
Feb 3, 1870

15th Amendment

Gives African Americans the right to vote
Oct 15, 1883

Civil Rights Act of 1875 Unconstitutional

Court rules act that guaranteed equal treatment unconstitutional.
Period: Jan 1, 1890 to Dec 31, 1920

Progressive Era

Involved women's suffrage movement
Period: Apr 25, 1898 to Aug 12, 1898

Spanish American War
Apr 8, 1906

San Francisco Earthquake

The earthquake caused $3 million in damage, wrecking Jane's buildings and destroying documents.