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The First issue of The Liberator
The Liberator was an abolitionist newspaper. William Lloyd Garrison and Issac Knapp founded it. The newspaper was only published for 35 years. -
Compromise of 1850 - passed
The Compromise is a package of 5 Bills that the U.S. Congress passed. It also spread a meeting between slave and free states. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin is published
Uncle Tom's Cabin is an anti-slavery novel. Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote it. The novel is about a suffering black slave named Uncle Tom and stories of other characters. -
Kansas Nebraska ACT - passed
The ACT allowed Nebraska and Kansas to choose to have slavery or not to have slavery. The Kansas Nebraska ACT was passed by the U.S. Congress. -
James Buchanan sworn into office as the 15th President
James Buchanan was born in Pennsylvania, 1791. He started his political career as a member of the Federalist Party in the House of Representatives. James served 5 terms in the House of Representatives. He died in Pennsylvania, 1868. -
Dred Scott decision
Dred Scott was an African American slave trying to escape from his owner. He went to court to argue that he should be free since, he has lived in free states. Dred Scott won the case but, the Supreme Court changed the decision. -
John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry
John Brown tried to arm enslaved African Americans and start a revolt against slaveholders. He tried to take over a Federal Arsenal. John Brown ended up getting put to death. -
Abraham Lincoln elected president
Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 election against Stephan Douglas. Abraham Lincoln represented the Republican Party and Stephan Douglas represented the Democratic Party. -
South Carolina secedes from the Union
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union. Within a few months of Abraham Lincoln's election, South Carolina seceded from the Union. -
Battle at Fort Sumter begins
Abraham Lincoln received a message from Fort Sumter because they needed more supplies. Lincoln sent an unarmed group with supplies. Jefferson Davis told his Confederate Troops to attack before the supplies could arrive. The Fort surrendered. -
Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle. This battle was a Southern victory. General McDowell was blamed for the Union's loss so he was replaced with General McClellan. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation. It gave freedom to the slaves in the Confederate states if they didn't have to go back to the Union. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Battle of Gettysburg
General Robert E. Lee brought 25,000 soldiers to Gettysburg and the Union got pushed. The Union regrouped with 80,000 soldiers. Eventually it was a Northern Victory. The North lost 23,000 men and the South lost 25,000. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
General William T. Sherman led 60,000 soldiers from Atlanta to Georgia. The meaning of this March was to scare Georgia into abandoning the Confederate cause and to stay with the Union. -
The surrender of Appromattox Court
This battle was one of the last battles of the Civil War. General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army. There was a meeting at the McLean home where General Lee agreed to surrender. -
Lincoln's Assasination
Abraham Lincoln served from March 1861 - April 1865. Abraham Lincoln died at a theater. He was assassinated by John Wilkes.
