Road to Revolution

  • Fugitive Slave Act

    Fugitive Slave Act
    Click to read moreThe event caused all escaped slaves to be returned to thier masters if captured. It was nicknamed the "Bloodhound Law."
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Kansas-Nebraska Act
    click to read moreThis act created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to determinepopular sovereignty.
  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860
    click to read more It was the 19th quadrennial election between Abraham Lincon and Jhon C. Breckinridge
  • Battle at Fort Sumter

    Battle at Fort Sumter
    click to read more Confederate forces opened fire on the Union garrison.
  • The Monitor vs. The Merrimack

    The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
    click to read more Confederate evacuation of Norfolk, the Virginia was destroyed. The Monitor, with 16 crewmen, was lost
  • The Battle of Shiloh

    The Battle of Shiloh
    click to read more The Battle of Shiloh was a major battle in the American Civil War.
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation
    click to read more The Emancipation Proclamation was to free the slaves in the rebellious states.
  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg
    click to read more The Battle of Gettysburg was to keep the Confederates out of Pennsylvania.
  • Surrender at Appomattox

    Surrender at Appomattox
    click to read more The Confederate army surrendered to the Union after 4 years of the Civil War
  • The Thirteenth Amendment

    The Thirteenth Amendment
    click to read more The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery and involentary survetude. It was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864 and by the House on January 31, 1865.