Unit 5 Timeline

  • The Fugitive Slave Act

    The Fugitive Slave Act
    Fugitive Slave LawThis law made it harder for slaves who ran away and they would have severe punishment.
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Kansas-Nebraska Act
    The History PlaceThe Kansas-Nebraska Act allows the people of Kansas and Nebraska to decide if they want slavery in there borders.
  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860
    presidental election of 1860Abrahma Lincoln was the winner of the Election of 1860 with 180 votes.
  • Battle of Fort Sumter

    Battle of Fort Sumter
    battle at fort sumterFort Sumter was the bombardent and surrender that started the American Civil War.
  • Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack

    Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack
    Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack
    It's history's first duel between ironclad warships and the beginning of a new era.
  • The Battle of Shiloh

    The Battle of Shiloh
    The Battle of Shiloh
    This battle lasted three days. Soliders went into the forest and injured 23 thousand others. It was the bloodiest battle in history at the time.
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation
    emancipation proclamationThe Emancipation Proclamation lets all slaves in the rebelious states pronounced as free.
  • The Battle of Gettysberg

    The Battle of Gettysberg
    gettysbergThe Battle of Gettysberg was considered the turning point in the war.
  • The Thirteenth Amendment

    The Thirteenth Amendment
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    Formally ebolishes slavery.
  • Surrender at Appomattox

    Surrender at Appomattox
    surrender
    Robert E. Lee realized there was no choice that he had to surrender because almost all of his men were either killed or injured.