The Civil War

Fugitive Slave Act

Sep 18, 1850

http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-actsadded further provisions regarding runaways and levied even harsher punishments for interfering in their captured, this would happen offten beings peolple would always be trying to escape slavary.

Kansas- Nebraska Act

May 30, 1854

http://www.history.com/topics/kansas-nebraska-actIt allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. Which would soon cause a huge problem

Election of 1860

Nov 6, 1860

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h92.htmlThis blows my mind ( Abe has to be one of my favriot people to learn about)Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States over a deeply divided Democratic Party, becoming the first Republican to win the presidency. WOW i know right!!!

Battle at Fort Sumter (Civil War Begins)

Apr 12, 1861

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter.html
This date is what started this who thing it was bad. On the date of april 12 1861 Beauregard, in command of the Confederate forces around Charleston Harbor.

The Monitor vs. The Merrimack

Mar 9, 1862

http://everythinglincoln.com/articles/monitor-merrimac-battle.htmlit was the beging of a new era of naval warefare. the war was between two ships the Monitor and the Merrimack

The Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.htmlThe battle of Shiloh was a war that happened On the morning of April 6, 1862, 40,000 soldiers under the command of Albert Sidney. it was horrible, this war had more than 23,000 casualties.

The Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/emancipation-150/10-facts.htmlThe Emancipation Proclamation was a document signed by Abe lincoln that stated that all slaves are free by law.

The Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg.htmlHaving concentrated his army around the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Gen. Robert E. Lee awaited the approach of Union Gen. 51,000 casualties

The Thirteenth Amendment

Apr 8, 1864

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=40 The Thirteenth Amendment has to be the most important Andement created in history (at leaste thats my opiono). This Admendment is what abolished slavery in the United states. at this time the President was Abrama Lincoln. He signed it and it was proposed the the legislatures and was passed! This would soon bring the Emacipation Proclamation and would not end slavery.

Surrender at Appomattox

Apr 9, 1865

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
This was one of the last of the sevral battles fought in the Civil War. In this battle Grant S. Ulysses surround to the Uion Army.