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Fugitive Slave Act
The most explosive element in the Compromise of 1850 was the Fugitive Slave Law, -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. -
Election of 1860
The Democrats met in Charleston, South Carolina, in April 1860 to select their candidate for President in the upcoming election. -
The Battle of Shiloh
was a major battle in the western theater of the american civil war. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
On Thursday, April 11, 1861, Confederate Brig. Beauregard dispatched Anderson to demand the fort’s surrender. -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
On March 8, 1862, from her berth at Norfolk, the Confederate ironclad Virginia steamed into Hampton Roads where she sank Cumberland and run Congress aground. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published
The most influential American novel ever written appeared first in weekly instalments between June 1851 and April 1852 in the National. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation granted freedom to the slaves in the Confederate States. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 1to July 3, 1863 was the largest battle of the American Civil War as well as the largest battle ever fought in North America. -
Surrender at Appomattox
Harried mercilessly by Federal troops and continually cut off from turning south. -
Assassination of President Lincoln
on April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C., and fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln. -
The Thirteenth Amendment
Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865
