1850 and 1914 Historical event time line

By Kevin Rivera999
  • Fugitive Slave Act

    Fugitive Slave Act

    Fugitive Slave Act provides for the return of slaves brought to free states.
  • President Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address.

    President Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address.

    Lincoln delivered one of the most famous speeches in United States history at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery.
  • Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth

    Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth

    A supporter of slavery John Wilkes Booth believed that Lincoln was determined to overthrow the Constitution and to destroy his beloved South.
  • Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified

    Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified

    Granted citizenship to everyone born or naturalized in the United Sates as citizens even former slaves and guaranteed all citizens to have equal protection of the laws,
  • The statue of Liberty was built

    The statue of Liberty was built

    This monument was built to honor the United States centennial of independence and the friendship with France.
  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War

    Was a conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and provides the U.S territory in the Western Pacific and Latin America.
  • Wright Brothers progress

    Wright Brothers progress

    Wright brothers make the first controlled, sustained flight in heavier than air aircraft at Kitty Hawk.
  • Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated

    Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated

    His assassination eventually led to outbreak of the First World War