A Nation Divide By kelly.fanta@centuraps.org Jul 13, 1787 Northwest Ordinance Sep 17, 1787 US constitution signed Sep 7, 1788 Constitution Ratified Mar 2, 1820 Missouri Compromise Aug 21, 1831 Nat Turners Rebellion Period: 1836 to 1844 Gag Rule in Congress Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 Mexican-American War Aug 8, 1846 Wilmont Proviso 1849 Harriet Tubman escape slavery Jan 29, 1850 Compromise 1850 Mar 20, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin Published 1854 Bleeding Kansas Period: 1854 to 1859 Blading Kansas Mar 6, 1857 Dred Scott Decision Aug 21, 1858 Lincoln Douglass debates Oct 16, 1859 Johns Brown raids Harpers Family Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina Secedes Mar 4, 1861 Abraham Lincoln elected Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 9, 1865 Civil War