America events leading up to the civil war.

Events leading up to the american civil war time line

Period: Apr 9, 1850 to Apr 9, 1865

Fugitive Slave act

Sep 18, 1850

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850This happend in boston any escaped slaves upon capture. this caused slaves to hide better and get stealthier.

Kansas-Nebraska act

May 30, 1854

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas%E2%80%93Nebraska_ActThis act created The territories of Kansas and Nebraska.

election of 1860

Nov 6, 1860

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1860This was the election between the two sides of slave owners and the non slave owners.

Battle of Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

This was the battle that made the Surrender at fort sumter.

Battle of Hampton Roads

Mar 8, 1862

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hampton_RoadsThis was the most important naval battle of the american civil war.

The battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.htmlConfederae soliders under the command of Gen.Albert Sidney Johnston, Established a batle line at the sunken road .And failed.

The Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

This made it to where any slaves that were in slave states were slave but if you were not you were free.

The Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_GettysburgThis was the battle that happend in Gettysburg ,Pennsylvania.It had the greatest number of casualities out of the whole war.

The thirteenth amendment

Apr 8, 1864

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_ConstitutionThe thirteenth amendment abolished slavery and it could only be used on someone if they commited a crime.

Surrender at Appomattox

Apr 9, 1865

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_GettysburgGeneral Grant and Robert E. Lee set up a time to meet up on 1865 April, 9. Then President lee had won it and walked off with his hand raised.