A Nation Torn Apart By ajenstad09 May 1, 1844 Samuel F.B Morse invents the Telegraph Nov 7, 1848 Zachary Taylor elected President Sep 14, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Mar 20, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin Published Mar 4, 1853 Franklin Pierce Elected President Mar 20, 1854 Republican party founded May 30, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act Jan 29, 1856 Violece erupts in Kansas Nov 4, 1856 Buchanan elected President Mar 6, 1857 Scott vs. Sandford Dec 9, 1857 Cannibals All! published Sep 18, 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates Oct 16, 1859 John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry Nov 6, 1860 Lincol elected President Dec 9, 1860 110,000 factories in the North ; 20,000 in the south Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina becomes the first state to secede Apr 7, 1861 Confederate forces bombard Fort Sumte Apr 12, 1861 Civil War Begins Jul 21, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run Nov 8, 1861 The Trent Affair Dec 1, 1861 Confederacy Created Mar 9, 1862 Battle Between the Merrimadk & the Monitor Apr 4, 1862 Cofederate draft law passed Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Jul 4, 1862 Pacific Railroad Act Jul 4, 1862 Internal Railroad Act Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Dec 13, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg May 4, 1863 Battle of Chacelbruille Jul 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Nov 19, 1863 Lincoln presents Gettysburg Address Jun 3, 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor Sep 2, 1864 Sherman enters Atlanta Dec 12, 1864 Sherman captures Savannah
