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Unit 5 Timeline
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Fugitive Slave Act
was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published
Uncle Tom's Cabin is an anti-slavery novel by author Harriet Beecher Stowe and was published on March 20th, 1852 https://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/utc/ -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act allowed people in the areas of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves if they wanted slavery. http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm -
Election of 1860
On this day, Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated the other candidates. http://www.ushistory.org/us/32d.asp -
Battle at Fort Sumter
Commander for the Confederate army caused the Commander of The Garrison Union to surrender the fort after they opened fire on them at 2:30 pm http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/ -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
This event took place during the American Civil war and it was the first duel between ironclad warships. https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Monitor-and-Merrimack -
The Battle of Shiloh
Also known as "The Battle of Pittsburgh Landing", and was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-shiloh -
The Emancipation Proclamation
If the southern states did not cease their rebellion by January 1st,1863 the proclamation would go into effect. https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/EmanProc.html -
The Battle of Gettysburg
This battle was fought in the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. http://americancivilwar.com/getty.html -
Surrender at Appomattox
This was one of the last battles of the American Civil War http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/appomatx.htm -
Assassination of President Lincoln
Abe Lincoln was assassinated at the Petersen House, Washington, D.C. http://www.nytimes.com/1865/04/15/news/president-lincoln-shot-assassin-deed-done-ford-s-theatre-last-night-act.html -
The Thirteenth Amendment
This Amendment declared that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendments/amendment-xiii
