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The Liberator Published
The Liberator was published by William Loyd Garrison. Garrison was a abolitionist. He was one of the first white abolitionist to call for an end to slavery. -
Compromise of 1850 passed
a compromise proposed by Henry Clay. Mostly known for the fugitive slave act, and added California as a free state. -
Uncle Toms Cabin published
A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It accurately portrayed slavery as a horrible and cruel system. -
Kansas Nebraska Act passed
Proposed by Stephen A. Douglass. The act made it where popular vote would decide if slavery would be allowed in Kansas and Nebraska. The act also repealed the Missouri Compromise. -
James Buchanan sworn into office
James Buchanan is sworn into office as the 15th president of the United States. -
Dredd Scott decision
Dredd Scott was a slave who lived in free territory. He tried to sue for freedom, but the court ruled that he as still property. -
John Browns raid on Harper Fairy
A man named John Brown lead a group on a raid of a federal arsenal. They planned to arm enslaved African Americans. His group was fought off by federal troops, and John Brown was later executed. -
Abraham Lincoln is elected President
Abraham Lincoln of the Republican party is elected president. He planned to leave slavery alone, but ban it in the territories. -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina secedes from the Union choosing Jefferson Davis as their president. They called their country the confederate states of America. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
Jefferson Davis orders the attack on the fort. Soon after the fort surrenders, and Lincoln calls for troops. This is the start of the Civil War. -
Battle at Bull Run
This was the first major battle of the Civil War. The Union was defeated, and had to retreat. This was a surprise because the North believed this would be a quick victory. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This proclaimed that all slaves in the south were free. -
Battle of Gettysburg begins
A major Northern victory. This turned the tide of the war to the North. This was a victory with major loss to it on both sides. -
Shermans March to Sea begins
A campaign where general William T. Sherman destroyed anything that would be of use to the confederates. -
The Surrender at Appomattox Court House
After four long hard years of fighting General Lee decides to surrender. General Lee surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Court House. -
Lincolns Assassination
While attending a play Abraham Lincoln was shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth
