Civil war By skyone22 Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Dec 30, 1860 Events leading up to the Civil War Jan 1, 1801 Establishment of federally sanctioned slave code Slave life and slave codes Oct 20, 1803 Louisiana Purchase The Library of Congress Jan 1, 1808 The Act of 1807 (congressional international slave ban) The Abolition of the slave tradeThe date it went into effect Feb 16, 1820 Missouri Compromise Library of Congress May 15, 1820 Act of Piracy (trade in foreign slaves) The abolition of the slave trade Aug 10, 1821 Missouri - slave state Slave and free states Mar 11, 1824 Office of Indian Affairs established [Bureau of Indian Affairs](www.bia.gov/WhoWeAre/BIA/index.htm) Jan 1, 1825 Antelope Supreme court decision The Antelope Aug 22, 1831 Nat Turner's Uprising Nat Turner's Insurrection Dec 29, 1845 Texas annexation Texas annexation Aug 8, 1846 Wilmot Proviso Wilmot Proviso Sep 20, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Libary of congress Sep 20, 1850 Fugitive Slave Act (1st and 2nd) The Fugitive Slave Law Feb 15, 1851 Shadrach Minkins arrest Shadrach Minkins Jan 1, 1852 Uncle Tom's cabin Uncle Tom's cabin May 30, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act Kansas-Nebraska Act Mar 6, 1857 Dred Scott Decision The Dred Scott decision Oct 16, 1859 John Brown's insurrection John Brown's raid Apr 13, 1861 Battle at Fort Sumter Fort Sumter Aug 16, 1861 Southern secession Timeline of Secession
