Civil war

Civil War Timeline

  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise

    Made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state. It made all states above the 36 Parallel free, and everything below allowed slavery.
  • Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion

    Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion

    A rebellion that Nat Turner led with other slaves. It made slaves laws more strict.
  • US war with Mexico

    US war with Mexico

    April 25, 1846-February 2, 1848. This was fought for the land of Texas and whether it would allow slavery or not.
  • Wilmot Proviso

    Wilmot Proviso

    This tried to ban slavery in the new territory gained from Mexico. It was unsuccessful and people got mad.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    It was a series of laws dealing with slavery and expansion of land. It made California a free state and left other states to decide for themselves (popular soveriegnty). This cause more tension to grow between the Free and Slave states.
  • Fugitive Slave Act

    Fugitive Slave Act

    This act was a part of the Compromise of 1850 and allowed slave owners to track down runaway slaves, and take them back.
  • Publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin

    This was a book about a plantation. It explained the horrible things that happened to slaves and made people more aware. This cause the North and South to hate each other more.
  • Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas

    Started in 1854 and ended in 1861. These were basically a series fights in Kansas about whether slavery is good or bad.
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Kansas-Nebraska Act

    This repealed the Missouri Compromise and let Kansas and Nebraska decide on things based on Popular Sovereignty.
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott was a slave who was forced to move and sued for his freedom. He lost because slaves weren't technically citizens.
  • John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry

    John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry

    He led an abolitionist raid on an arsenal in Slave States. It was called a dress rehearsal for the Civil War because it was practically a fight between the North and South.
  • Abraham Lincoln is Elected

    Abraham Lincoln is Elected

    Lincoln is elected President. This makes the south very upset and causes states to secede leading to the Civil War.
  • South Carolina Secedes

    South Carolina Secedes

    They secede from the Union soon after Lincoln's election because they do not like his views on slavery.
  • Formation of the Confederate States of America

    Formation of the Confederate States of America

    Southern states had seceded from the Union to preserve slavery which will eventually lead to the Civil War.
  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter

    It was the first battle of the Civil War. The union held the fort and the south attacked it.
  • The Battle of Antietam

    The Battle of Antietam

    It was the bloodiest single day in all of US History.
  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg

    The turning point of the Civil War. It had the most casualties in the entire war.
  • The Battle of Vicksburg

    The Battle of Vicksburg

    It was the last major battle in the Civil War. The Union had won. It ended on July 4, 1863
  • The Battle at Appomattox Court House

    The Battle at Appomattox Court House

    The very last battle of the war and Robert E. Lee and the Confederacy had surrendered.