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The first issue of the Liberator
The Liberator was the first abolitionist newspaper and people hoped to stop slavery -
Compromise of 1850 passed
It consisted of laws admitting California as a free state, creating Utah and New Mexico territories with the question of slavery in each. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
Uncle Tom's Cabin was the first abolitionist book basically saying that slavery is bad. -
Kansan-Nebrask Act Passed
The incentive for the organization of the territory came from the need for a transcontinental railroad. -
James Buchanan sworn into office as the 5th president
James Buchanan sworn into office as the 5th president of the U.S. the was elected president imminently prior to the civil war. -
Dread Scott
Dread Scott was an enslaved African American who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and that of his wife and their two daughters. -
John Brown Raid of Harpers Ferry
John Brown and an abolitionist and people did not like that he opposed slavery, and he was hiding slaves in his house. -
Abe Lincoln Elected President
Abe Lincoln was the first Republican U.S. President. -
South Caralina Seceded from the Union
States Rights said that the states had the right to move in and out of the Union and to make there own laws. Also they wanted to be a free state. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
The battle at Fort Sumter was the first major battle of the Civil War. Which was mostly over slavery. -
First Battle of Bull Run
first major battle of the civil war and the confederacy won the battle. -
Emancipation Procilmation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It saved almost 3 million enslaved to free. -
Battle of Gettysburge (begins)
It was the first turning point in the war and the union won the battle. -
Sherman's March to the sea (begins)
Sherman's bold move of operating deep within enemy territory and without supply lines is considered to be revolutionary in the annals of war. -
The Surrender Appomatter Court House
It was one of the last battles of the American Civil War. It was the final engagement of Confederate Army. -
Linclon's Assasination
The United States president Abe Lincoln's Assassination was a shocker to everyone and it was by John Wilkes Booth.
