chapter 15 timeline By morganhenson23 Dec 24, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Dec 24, 1850 Federal marshals arrested African American James Hamlet Dec 24, 1852 Four leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination emerged Dec 24, 1852 Pierce won the election by a large margin Dec 24, 1854 Anthony Burns, a fugitive slave from Virginia, was arrested in Boston Dec 24, 1854 Douglas introduced what became the Kansas- Nebraska Act Dec 24, 1854 John Bell opposed the Kansas- Nebraska Act Dec 24, 1855 Elections for the Kansas territorial legislature were held Dec 24, 1856 A new territorial governor arrived and began to restore order Dec 24, 1856 Brooks used a walking cane to beat Sumner unconscience Dec 24, 1856 A congressional committee arrived in Kansas to decide which government was legitimate Dec 24, 1859 John Brown's raid began!!! Dec 24, 1859 As expected, the judge ordered Brown to be hanged Dec 24, 1860 South Carolina elected to dissolve "the union now subsisting between South Carolina and other states." Dec 24, 1861 President Lincoln was inaugurated Dec 24, 1862 Congress accepted the construction of a railroad