Civil War Timeline By EvelynJ Mar 1, 1820 Missouri Compromise http://www.history.com/topics/missouri-compromise Apr 2, 1823 Monroe Doctrine Apr 2, 1830 Second Great Awakening May 28, 1830 Indian Removal Act Jul 14, 1832 Tariff of 1832 Nov 24, 1832 Ordinance of Nullification The OoN proclamied the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 null and void in South Carolina. This started the Nullification Crisis. Mar 2, 1833 Force Bill Oct 2, 1835 Texas War of Independence begins Jan 1, 1837 Panic of 1837 Apr 2, 1838 Trail of Tears This was the forced removal of Cherokee Indians which lead to over 4,000 deaths. Dec 29, 1845 Annexation of Texas Apr 25, 1846 Beginning of U.S. - Mexican War Feb 2, 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildago Jan 29, 1849 California Gold Rush Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 May 2, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act Mar 6, 1857 Dred Scott Decision Oct 16, 1859 John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry Apr 12, 1861 The Civil War Begins Jun 3, 1861 Battle of Philippi Jul 21, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run Aug 10, 1861 Battle of Wilson's Creek Nov 7, 1861 Battle of Port Royal Sound Nov 7, 1861 Battle of Belmont Feb 6, 1862 Battle of Fort Henry Mar 8, 1862 Battle Of Hampton Roads Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh May 25, 1862 Battle of Winchester Jun 25, 1862 The Seven Days Battle Jun 28, 1862 Battle of Vicksburg Aug 28, 1862 Second Battle of Bull Run Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Dec 11, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg Apr 30, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Nov 23, 1863 Battle Of Chattanooga Apr 12, 1864 Battle of Fort Pillow May 5, 1864 Battle Of The Wilderness Jun 15, 1864 Battle of Petersburg Jul 22, 1864 Battle of Fort Pillow Dec 15, 1864 Battle of Nashville Apr 6, 1865 Battle of Sailor’s Creek Apr 8, 1865 Battle of Appomattox Courthouse Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Battles of the Civil War May 12, 1865 Battle of Palmetto Ranch