Fugitive slave Act

Fugitive Slave Act

Sep 18, 1850

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850. Part of the Compromise.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published

Mar 20, 1852

<a href='' >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom%27s_Cabin</a> It is an old novel that helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

May 30, 1854

<a href='' >http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm</a> It allowed people decide if they wanted slavery in theri borders.

Election of 1860

Nov 6, 1860

<a href='' >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1860</a>
Served as an immediate impetut for the outbreak of The American Civil War.

Battle at Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

<a href='' >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter</a> Bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter.

The Monitor vs. The Merrimack

Mar 8, 1862

<a href='' >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hampton_Roads</a> This was the most noted navy battle in the American Civil War.

The Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

<a href='' >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Shiloh</a> A major battle in th e Western Theater of the American Civil War.

The Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

<a href='' >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation</a> It was passed by the president Abraham Lincoln.

The Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

<a href='' >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg</a> The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in and around Gettysburg.

The Thirteenth Amendment

Jan 31, 1865

<a href='' >http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/document.html?doc=9</a> It abolished slavery in the Untied States.

Surrender at Appomattox

Apr 9, 1865

<a href='' >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House</a> \one of the last battles fought in the American Civil War.

Assassination of President Lincoln

Apr 15, 1865

<a href='' >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln</a> He was assasinated in Apirl 15, 1865.