The Antebellum Era By tanzellae2 May 8, 1845 Douglass' First Autobiography Period: May 8, 1846 to May 9, 1848 Mexican American War May 8, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 May 8, 1857 Dred Scott May 8, 1859 Harper Ferry Raid Period: May 8, 1861 to May 9, 1865 The Civil War May 8, 1864 Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1864