Civil War Causes Timeline By Hjhuwei Apr 25, 1846 Start of Mexican-American War Aug 8, 1846 Wilmot Proviso Aug 9, 1848 Free-Soil Party Formation Nov 7, 1848 Election of 1848 May 26, 1849 Harriet Tubman Escapes Slavery Jan 29, 1850 UT and NM Popular Sovereignty Sep 29, 1850 Fugitive Slave Act Sep 30, 1850 James Hamlet Arrest Mar 20, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin Published Nov 2, 1852 Election of 1852 May 24, 1854 Anthony Burns Arrest May 30, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act Mar 30, 1855 Kansas Legislature Election May 3, 1855 John Brown Moves to Kansas Apr 20, 1856 Slave Government of Kansas Recognized Apr 20, 1856 Comittee in Kansas May 21, 1856 Sack of Lawrence May 22, 1856 Bully Brooks Attack May 24, 1856 PottawatomieMassacre Sep 6, 1856 New Governer Arrives in Kansas Nov 4, 1856 Election of 1856 Jan 8, 1857 Tariff of 1857 Mar 6, 1857 Majority Opinion about Dred Scott Decision Aug 27, 1858 Freeport Doctrine Oct 16, 1859 Harpers Ferry Raid Nov 7, 1860 Election of 1860 Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina Secession Jan 16, 1861 Crittenden Compromise Feb 4, 1861 Confederacy Formation Mar 4, 1861 Lincoln's Inaugural Address
