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First Issue of The Liberator
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Compromise of 1850
A attempt to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between North and South -
Uncle Toms Cabin Published
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Kansas Nabraska act
It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders -
James Buchanan sworn into office
Fellow-Citizens: I appear before you this day to take the solemn oath “that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.’ -
Dred Scott decision
Ruled that a slave who had resided in a free state and territory where slavery was prohibited was not thereby entitled to his freedom. -
John Browns raid at Harper's ferrry
A group of people attacked Harper's ferry -
Abraham Lincoln elected president
On November 6, 1860, Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States. -
South Carolina secedes from the union
Although Lincoln's election was fair, it pushed the Deep South toward secession. South Carolina responded to Lincoln's election first, seceding from the Union. -
Battle at Fort Sumpter begins
When Confederate artillery, under the command of General Pierre Gustave T. Beauregard, opened fire on Fort Sumter.
