Event Throughout history By 3841360084 Period: Jan 1, 1850 to Dec 31, 1865 Events Leading up to or During the Civil War Apr 9, 1850 Fugitive Slave Act They were laws that allowed people to capture and return salve that were in the U.S. Territory. May 30, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act It let the people in Kansas and Nevraska to choose if they wanted salvery. Nov 6, 1860 Election Of 1860 It was the election that broke out the Civil War. Apr 12, 1861 Battle at Fort Sumter It was the Battle that started the Civil War. Mar 9, 1862 The Monitor Vs. The Merrimack It was the first battle between two ironclad warship and the begining of naval warfare. Apr 6, 1862 The Battle of Shiloh One of the 1st battle of the civil war and it began when the Confederate suprised attacked the Union. Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation It freed a the slave in the rebelion states. Jul 1, 1863 The Battle of Gettysburg It is considered one of the most important battle in the Civil War. It is the battle that General Robert E. Lee Had to withdraw. Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox It brought the Civil War closer to the end. Dec 6, 1865 The Thirteenth Amendment It is the Amendment that abolished Slavery.
