Pre-Civil War

The compromise of 1850

Period: Jan 29, 1850 to Jun 28, 1864

Bleeding Kansas

Period: May 21, 1854 to Jan 29, 1861

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Period: May 30, 1854 to May 30, 1854

Dred Scott .v. Sanford

Period: Mar 6, 1857 to Mar 6, 1857

Lincoln-Douglas Debate's

Period: Aug 21, 1858 to Oct 15, 1858

John Browns Raid

Period: Oct 16, 1859 to Oct 18, 1859

Election of Abraham Lincoln

Period: Nov 6, 1860 to Apr 15, 1865