Causes for seperation (week 14,15,and 16) By junior22 Dec 7, 1844 Samuel F.B. Morse invents the telegraph Dec 7, 1848 Zachary Taylor elected President Dec 7, 1850 Compromise Dec 7, 1852 Franklin pierce elected President Dec 7, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin published Dec 7, 1854 Kansas Nebraska Act Dec 7, 1854 Republican party founded Jan 5, 1856 Violence erupts in Kanasa Jan 5, 1856 Buchanan elected President Jan 5, 1857 Scott Verses Standford Dec 7, 1857 Cannibals ALL! published Jan 5, 1858 Lincoln-Douglas Debates Jan 5, 1859 John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry Jan 5, 1860 Lincoln elected President Jan 5, 1860 South Carolina becomes the first state to succed Dec 7, 1860 110,000 factories in the North; 20,000 in the South Jan 5, 1861 Conderacy created Jan 5, 1861 Confederate forces bombard fort sumter Jul 4, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run Nov 8, 1861 The Trent Affair Dec 7, 1861 Civil war begins Mar 9, 1862 Battle Between the merrimack and the monitor Apr 4, 1862 Confederate draft law passed Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Jul 4, 1862 Internal Railroad Act Jul 4, 1862 Pacific Railroad Act Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Dec 13, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg May 3, 1863 Battle of Chancellorvilliue Jul 4, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Nov 19, 1863 Lincon presedent Gettysburg Adress Jun 3, 1864 Battle of cold habor Sep 2, 1864 Shermen enters Atlanta Dec 12, 1864 Sherman capturses Savannah