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First Issue of the Liberator
The Liberator (1831–1865) was an abolitionist newspaper founded by William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp in 1831. Garrison co-published weekly issues of The Liberator from Boston continuously for 35 years, from January 1, 1831, to the final issue of December 29, 1865. -
Compromise of 1850
A compromise that tried to put a middle ground between free and slave states and the status of territories gotten in the Mexican War. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin was Published
Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly, is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel told how horrible life as slave was and opened the eyes of many. -
The Kansas Nebraska Act
It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. The Act served to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery north of latitude 36-30. -
James Buchanan Sworn into Office
James Buchanan, Jr. was the 15th President of the United States, serving immediately prior to the American Civil War. He was part of the Democratic party. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was an enslaved man. His owner took him to a free state, where he lived for many years, then back down to slave states. Dred sued that he was a free man because he was in free states. The judge told him that since he was not a citizen and just property. he had no right in the court and was not granted his freedom. -
John Brown's Raid
John Brown raided a federal arsenal. He wanted to start a slave unprising. later, he was caught and publicly hung. Even though he died, he did start something huge. His raid proved to the Southerners that the Northern Conspiracy was true. -
Lincoln becomes President
Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States, beating Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, John C. Breckinridge of the Southern Democrats, and John Bell of the new Constitutional Union Party. He was the first president from the Republican Party. -
South Carolina succeeds
Although Lincoln's election was fair, it nonetheless pushed the Deep South toward secession. South Carolina responded to Lincoln's election first, seceding from the Union. -
Battle at Fort Sumter Begins
Fort Sumter was a U.S fort located on an island in the harbor or Charleston. When South Carolina seceded in 1860, the Union claimed the fort as U.S property. Lincoln sent warships to resupply the fort when it got low and sent the message that they would not shoot unless shot upon. at 4:30, on April 2nd, Fort Sumter became the site of the first shot fired in the Civil War. The fort surrendered, while neither side lost a man during the fire. -
Battle of Bull Run
This battle was the first major land battle of the Civil War. The Union was forced to retreat and the general was blamed. Since he was blamed, he got replaced. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It was a war measure intended to cripple the Confederacy. Being careful to respect the limits of his authority, Lincoln applied the Emancipation Proclamation only to the Southern states in rebellion. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The fighting broke out when the Confederate troops ran into Union cavalry west of Gettysburg. Of July 3rd General Lee (Confederate General) ordered Confederate cannons to open fire to help about 15,000 other soldiers storm the hill. in the end it was a Northern victory, but with about 23,000 casualties. -
Sherman's March at Sea
62,000 troops began their Slash-and-Burn tatic. doing that they destroyed everything in their path. Some thought that, since it kept the Southerners at bay, it was necessary. Others thought it was bad because the army's objective should never be to hurt civilians. -
Lincoln Assassination
United States President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on Good Friday, April 14, 1865, while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theater. -
Surrender at Appomattox
The Battle of Appomattox Court House, fought on the morning of April 9, 1865, was one of the last battles of the American Civil War.
