Ch. 14 Timeline By wrendek Apr 8, 1846 Wilmot introduces banning slavery to Proviso Mar 20, 1848 Free Soil Party Founded Nov 14, 1848 Zachary Taylor elected president Apr 20, 1849 California looks of a entrance into the union as a free state Apr 8, 1850 Congress enacts Compromise of 1850 after debate over sectional issues May 4, 1852 Harriet Beacher Stow publishes Uncle Tom's Cabin Nov 13, 1852 Franklin Pierce elected president Jan 1, 1854 Know-Nothing party acheives success Apr 6, 1854 Republican Party Founded in Northern States Aug 19, 1854 anti-nebraska coalations find victory Jan 1, 1855 Free and Slave states struggle in Kansas Territory Sep 25, 1856 Brooks assults Summer on Senate floor Nov 14, 1856 James Buchanan becomes president Sep 16, 1857 Dred Scott Case Apr 8, 1858 Lincoln and Douglas Debate on slavery issue in illinios Mar 5, 1859 John Brown raids Harpers Ferry Jul 13, 1859 Republican elected as speaker of the house May 1, 1860 Abe Lincoln nominated for president Jun 1, 1860 Democratic party splits in two parts Nov 1, 1860 Abe Lincoln wins election
