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The Kansas-Nebraska Act is Signed by the President
President Franklin Pierce signs the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, and allowed the residents (white male settlers) to decide whether slavery would be allowed there. -
Dred Scott vs. Sandford
An enslaved african american by the name of Dred Scott sues his owners for his freedom. Scott's request was denied in a ruling of 7-2, and stated that african american could not be citizens of the united states whether they are free or enslaved, and therefore had no real power or standing in court. -
American Civil War
The American Civil War begins and lasts until April 9, 1865. -
Act Prohibiting the Return of Slaves
This act was passed during the American Civil war, and prohibited slaves from being returned to their owners after they escaped, as some military commanders would either put the slaves to work building trenches, or would return them. -
Compensated Emancipation Day
This law was signed by president Abraham Lincoln, and was a law that stated slave owners in Washimgton D.C would be payed to release their slaves. -
David Hunter
General David Hunter declares emancipation (the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions) in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This presidential proclamation was issued by president Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War as a war measure, and proclaimed freedom of slaves in the 11 rebelling states. -
First South Carolina Volunteers
The first South Carolina volunteers were a regiment of the Union Army composed of escaped slaves from South Carolina and Florida. -
Formation of the United Stated Colored Troops
The USTC were U.S army regiments that was composed of African Americans. By the end of the civil war, these regiments made up about one tenth of the union Army's Manpower. -
The Second Battle of Fort Wagner
The 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, an African American military unit, attacked a confederate fort lacated on Morris Island, South Carolina. Although the union lost the battle, the Confederates were soon driven out due to the smell of decaying dead bodies, and the constant bombardment they recieved. -
Sherman's Special Field Orders, No.15
These orders were put in place during the American Civil war, and stated an area of land across the coast of Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia to be a Black-only settlement. -
Civil Rights Act of 1866
This law states that any person born in the U.S is an American citizen.
