Timeline: Antecedents to the Civil War | Timetoast

Period: May 9, 1800 to Dec 2, 1859

John Brown

He was able to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States.
Period: Feb 20, 1805 to Oct 26, 1879

Angelina Grimké

She was a women's rights advocate and a major supporter of the women's suffrage movement.
Period: Dec 10, 1805 to May 24, 1879

William Loyd garrison

He was a famous American journalist.
Period: Feb 12, 1809 to Apr 15, 1865

Abraham Lincoln

Was the 16th president of the United States.
Period: Jun 14, 1811 to Jul 1, 1896

Harriet Beecher-Stowe

Wrote novels that played an important role in the movement to abolish slavery in the United States.
Period: Apr 23, 1813 to Jun 3, 1861

Stephen Douglas

He was a famous American politician.
Period: 1818 to Feb 20, 1895

Fredrick Douglass

He was an escaped slave that became a famous public speaker.
Mar 3, 1820

Missouri Compromise
Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848

Mexican-American War
Sep 4, 1850

Compromise of 1850
May 30, 1854

Kansas/ Nebraska Act
1856

Dred Scott Case
Period: Oct 16, 1859 to Oct 18, 1859

Raid on Harper's Ferry