1820- 1861 By ellabartley Mar 3, 1820 Missouri Compromise Dec 29, 1845 Texas became a state Sep 18, 1850 Fugitive Slave Law Mar 20, 1854 Republican party formed May 30, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act 1857 Dred Scott case Oct 16, 1859 John Brown attack on Harpers Ferry Nov 6, 1860 Lincoln elected as President Dec 18, 1860 Compromise of 1850 Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina secedes from Federal Union 1861 Confederate States of America form Apr 12, 1861 Fort Sumter attend