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Unit 5 Timeline
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Fugitive Slave Acts
The Fugititive Act of 1850 was critized and restiant than the earlier measure. In the 1850s The Underground Railroad reached its peak becauase many slaves escaped to Canada to also escape U.S jurisdiction. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide if they should or shouldn't allow slavery within the borders. http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm -
Election of 1860
In the 1860 the division of the country reached its breaking point.The Election brought some dramitic consequences. The election was between Abraham Lincoln, John C. Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen A. Douglas. http://www.civilwarinart.org/exhibits/show/causes/introduction/the-election-of-1860-and-seces -
Battle of Fort Sumter
It started on April 12, 1861, Confederate batteries opened fire on Fort Sumter at 4:30am and was on for 34 hours straight. That day the Civil War began. That day all the was where it all began. http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter.html?tab=facts -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
It was Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack but it was also called Battle of Hampton Roads. It was history's first duel ironclad warships. Even though the battle was inconclusive, it began a new era in naval warefare. http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-hampton-roads -
The Battle of Shiloh
On April 6, 1862, that morning they attacked the northerners. It took the northerners by suprise because they didn't see it coming. They started fighting and they kept on fighting and stopped until after dark. http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html?tab=facts http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html?tab=facts -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863. The Proclamation decalred that all people held as slaves with the rebellious states are and henceforward shall be free. The first few days of the civil war, slaves had acted to secure their own liberty. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/ -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg took place July 1-3, 1863. Elements of two armies collided west and north. When they collided with each other thats when it all started. http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg.html?tab=facts -
The Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment got rid of slavery in the United States. It passed the senate on April 8, 1864 , and the House on January 31, 1865. President Abraham agreed then it had to go through a process but they succeded. http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=40 -
Surrender at Appomattox
The two main letters sent letters to each other and they agreed to meet at the Appomattox Courthouse and thats where it all started. When the two commanders started striking to each other. Then one of them surrendered. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/appomatx.htm
