America 1800-1900

100,000 slaves escape by Underground Railroad

Period: Jan 1, 1810 to Dec 31, 1850

Race was still a big issue at the time of Stanford's founding.

Jane Stanford

Period: Aug 25, 1828 to Feb 28, 1905

Compromise of 1850

Jan 29, 1850

Admits California as a free state but adopts Fugitive Slave Law.

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Mar 20, 1852

Dred Scott Decision

Mar 6, 1857

Court rules slaves are property.

Civil War

Period: Apr 12, 1861 to May 9, 1865

At end: Slavery abolished, Reconstruction begins

15th Amendment

Feb 3, 1870

Gives African Americans the right to vote

Civil Rights Act of 1875 Unconstitutional

Oct 15, 1883

Court rules act that guaranteed equal treatment unconstitutional.

Progressive Era

Period: Jan 1, 1890 to Dec 31, 1920

Involved women's suffrage movement

Spanish American War

Period: Apr 25, 1898 to Aug 12, 1898

San Francisco Earthquake

Apr 8, 1906

The earthquake caused $3 million in damage, wrecking Jane's buildings and destroying documents.