Causes of the Civil War By Elsabelle Jan 1, 1820 Missouri Compromise Period: Jan 1, 1820 to Jan 1, 1865 TImeline Jul 4, 1826 Thomas Jeffersons Passes away Jefferson lived to the age of 83. Jan 1, 1827 New York becomes a non slave state Jan 1, 1828 Election of Andrew Jackson Jan 1, 1830 “Underground Railroad” established Jan 1, 1836 Martin van Buren elected President Jan 1, 1837 Panic of 1837 Feb 1, 1844 James K. Polk elected President Jan 1, 1848 Zachary Taylor elected President Jan 1, 1850 Compromise of 1850 admits California as free state but Fugitive Slave Law enacted Jan 1, 1850 Millard Fillmore elected President Jan 1, 1854 Franklin Pierce re-elected President Jan 1, 1856 James Buchanan elected President Jan 1, 1859 Oregon admitted as State Nov 6, 1860 Lincoln elected President Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina Secedes Apr 17, 1861 Virginia Secedes Jan 1, 1864 Lincoln shot, dies next day. Jan 1, 1865 The surrender at Appomattox Court House