The civil war

By Aubrey1012

  • The first issue of the liberator

    The first issue of the liberator
    The liberator was an abolitionist newspaper founded by William Lloyd

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850
    The Compromise of 1850 was a package of Bills that was passed by the U.S Congress.

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin Published

    Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
    Uncle Tom's Cabin is an anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

  • Kansas-Nebraska ACT- passed

    Kansas-Nebraska ACT- passed
    It allowed people in Kansas and Nebraska to decide themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders.

  • The surrender at Appomatox Court house

    The surrender at Appomatox Court house
    The surrender at Appomatox Court house was one of the last battles of the civil war.

  • James Buchana sworn into office as the 15th president

    James Buchana sworn into office as the 15th president
    He represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives then served as a Minister.

  • The dred scott decision

    The dred scott decision
    Dred Scott was an enslaved African American in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom.

  • John Browns raid at harpers ferry

    John Browns raid at harpers ferry
    John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was an effort by abolitionist John Brown to initiate an armed slave revolt in 1859.

  • Abe lincoln elected president

    Abe lincoln elected president
    Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States over a deeply divided Democratic Party, he was the first to win presidency as a republican

  • South Carolina seceds from the union

    South Carolina seceds from the union
    South Carolina was the first state to secede from the union.

  • Battle at fort sumter begins

    Battle at fort sumter begins
    Battle at Fort Sumter was one of a number of many special forts planned after the War of 1812.

  • First battle at bull run begins

    First battle at bull run begins
    The First Battle of Bull Run, was fought on July 21, 1861 in Prince William County, Virginia.

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation
    The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation, and was issued by president Abraham Lincoln.

  • Battle of gettysburg begins

    Battle of gettysburg begins
    The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces.

  • Shermans March begins to the sea

    Shermans March begins to the sea
    Sherman's March to the Sea is the name given to the military Savannah Campaign in the Civil War.

  • Lincolns assassination

    Lincolns assassination
    Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.