American Civil War By mgilchrist Mar 3, 1820 Missouri Compromise Sep 4, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 May 30, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act May 18, 1860 The Republican Party nominates Abraham Lincoln as its candidate for president Nov 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln is elected president of the United States Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina secedes from the Union Jan 9, 1861 Mississippi secedes from the Union Jan 10, 1861 Florida secedes from the Union Jan 11, 1861 Alabama secedes from the Union Jan 19, 1861 Georgia secedes from the Union Jan 26, 1861 Louisiana secedes from the Union Feb 1, 1861 Texas secedes from the Union Feb 8, 1861 The Confederate Constitution is adopted in Montgomery, Alabama Feb 9, 1861 Jefferson Davis is elected provisional president of teh Confederacy Feb 18, 1861 Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as the president of the Confederacy Mar 4, 1861 Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as the sixteenth president of the United States Apr 12, 1861 South Carolina troops open fire on Fort Sumter, marking the beginning of the American Civil War Apr 13, 1861 Major Robert Anderson surrenders Fort Sumter to the Confederates