Events Leading to the Civil War Timeline

By BigHen78

  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850
    They decided California would be a free state.

  • "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is first published

    "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is first published
    Abolitionist book against slavery was published.

  • Kansas - Nebraska Act

    Kansas - Nebraska Act
    Citizens would vote to either have or not have slavery in their state.

  • John Brown's Masacre at Pottawatomie Creek

    John Brown's Masacre at Pottawatomie Creek
    He murdered several pro slavery men and boys.

  • Wilimot Proviso

    Wilimot Proviso
    A congressmen made a bill that would outlaw slavery in the new states that they got from the war against Mexico, but it didn't pass through the senate.

  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision
    Allowed slave owners to take their slaves into western territories.

  • Lincoln - Douglas Debate "A House Divided Against itself can not stand."

    Lincoln - Douglas Debate "A House Divided Against itself can not stand."
    Lincon debated Stephen Douglas over slavery 7 times accross Illinois.

  • John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia

    John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
    Abolitionist John Brown attacks Military arsenal and holds it for two days to try to arm slaves.

  • Abraham Lincoln is elected as a Republican President

    Abraham Lincoln is elected as a Republican President
    America chooses Abraham Lincoln as their first president.

  • South Carolina Secedes from the Union

    South Carolina Secedes from the Union
    South Carolina leaves the U.S. and joins the Confederate States of America.

  • Confederate States of America are formed

    Confederate States of America are formed
    Multiple southern states seceeded from the U.S.

  • Confederate Troops Fire at Fort Sumter, South Carolina

    Confederate Troops Fire at Fort Sumter, South Carolina
    The start of Civil War when Confederates attacked Union Base.