Civil War

The Three- Fifths Compromise

Mar 31, 1787

In 1787 conflict over if slaves would count as a person in the population,a slave would be counted about "three fifths " of a person.

Missouri Comprimise

Mar 25, 1820

There was a compromise known as the Missouri Compromise, every time a state came to America.

Free States

Apr 3, 1850

Compromise admited California to be a free state. New Mexico and Utah got to vote.

Kansas Compromise

Apr 3, 1854

The compromise let Kansas decide to be free or have slaves.

Underground Railroad

Apr 3, 1860

20,000 blacks escaped slavery because of the Underground Railroad.

Lincoln

Apr 4, 1860

Lincoln was elected President.

Confederate States of America

Apr 3, 1861

The Southern states were declared as the Confederate States of America.

Shots

Apr 12, 1861

The first shots were fired that soon started the war.