Unit 5 Timeline

  • The Fugitive Slave Act

    The Fugitive Slave Act
    The Fugitive Slave Act was a law that prohibited slavery in California and prohibited slave trading in Columbia.
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    The Timespan of the Civil War

  • The Kansas-Nebraska Act

    The Kansas-Nebraska Act
    The Kansas-Nebraska Act was a law that established Kansas and Nebraska as part of the United States.
  • 1860 Election

    1860 Election
    The 1860 Election was the election where Abraham Lincoln was voted president.
  • The Battle of Fort Sumter

    The Battle of Fort Sumter
    The Battle at Fort Sumter was the battle that started the civil war. The next day Major Robert Anderson surrendered the fort and evaquated.
  • The Monitor vs the Merrimack

    The Monitor vs the Merrimack
    The battle of the Monitor versus the Merrimack, also known as the Battle of Hampton Roads was a battle that was held between the first ironclad ships.
  • The Battle at Shiloh

    The Battle at Shiloh
    The Battle at Shiloh was a battle that the Federals had defended against the Confederate soldiers by badly out-numbering them.
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation
    The Emancipation Proclamation was the speech spoken by Abraham Lincoln that freed all the slaves in America.
  • The Battle at Gettysburg

    The Battle at Gettysburg
    The Battle of Gettysburg took place at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Abraham Lincoln's speech, "The Gettysburg Address", took place after this battle.
  • Surrender at Appomattox

    Surrender at Appomattox
    The Surrender at Appomattox was when Robert Lee surrendered to General Grant, ending the Civil War.
  • The Thirteenth Amendment

    The Thirteenth Amendment
    The Thirteenth Amendment was the Amendment that got rid of slavery in all of America