Abolitionism and US Civil War

Law Banning Slave Trade in UK

Feb 1, 1807

Federal Law banning Slave Trade

Jan 1, 1808

Congress of Vienna

1815

First International Disapproval of Slavery

100 days = Banning of Slave Trade

1815

Confirms ban of Slave trade in Treaty of Paris

1815

Creation of the 'Underground Ralway'

1815

Ordinance to fully ban slave Trade in France

Jan 8, 1817

Congress of Aix la Chapelle

1818

Banning of Slave trade in Austria, Prussia, Russia and France

Real serious taken by French against slave trade

1827

650000 slaves in British West Indies

1830

Nat Turner revolt

1831

Abolition of Slavery in British Empire

Aug 23, 1833

Calhoun Speech on Slavery

1837

Complete and definitive emancipation of slaves in British empires

Jan 1, 1838

Civil status given to blacks in French empire

1839

Slavery abolished in Mayotte

Dec 9, 1846

Decree abolishing slavery in france

Apr 17, 1848

Federal law forces police to help slave owners catch escaped slaves

1850

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1852

Creation of Republican Party

Mar 20, 1854

Kansas Nebraska Law

May 30, 1854

End of the 'Missouri Compromise'

Scott v. Sandford

1857

Impossibilité pour un noir d'être citoyen américain

Lincoln Elected

Nov 1, 1860

South Carolina Secession

Dec 20, 1860

Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas secede

Jan 15, 1861

Jefferson Davis elected provisional president of the Confederation

Feb 10, 1861

Lincoln Sworn in

Mar 4, 1861

Constitution of the Confederation

Mar 11, 1861

Fort Sumter event

Apr 12, 1861

New Orleans Captured

May 1, 1862

"Anaconda Strategy

Emancipation proclamation announced

Sep 22, 1862

Emancipation Proclamation implemented

Jan 1, 1863

Battle of Vicksburg

Period: May 18, 1863 to Jul 4, 1863

Lincoln discovers Grant

Battle of Gettysburg

Period: Jul 1, 1863 to Jul 3, 1863

Lincoln Gettysburg address

Nov 19, 1863

Battle of the Wilderness

Period: May 5, 1864 to May 7, 1864

Battle of Spotsylvania

Period: May 8, 1864 to May 21, 1864

Battle of Cold Harbour

Period: Jun 1, 1864 to Jun 3, 1864

Siege of Petersburg

Period: Jun 15, 1864 to Apr 2, 1865

Sherman's march to the Sea

Period: Nov 15, 1864 to Dec 21, 1864

13th Amendment to the US Consitution

Jan 31, 1865

Lee's armies retreat from Petersburg

Apr 2, 1865

Lee Surrenders at Appomattox Court House

Apr 9, 1865

14th Amendment

1868

Civil Rights to former slaves

All former states back into the Union

1870

15th Amendment

Mar 30, 1870

Voting rights to former slaves

Federal Troops out of the former Confederation

1877