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Civil Wat

By Hary_S
  • Period: to

    1848-1862

    This is a timeline which touches on before, during, and after the civil war.
  • Free-Soil Party

    Free-Soil Party

    The Free-Soil party took a clear position on anti-slavery and was created by Northernes as a way to help Zachary Taylor, a Mexican War hero, win the election.
  • Zachary Taylor is elected President

    Zachary Taylor is elected President

    With help from the Free-Soil Party Zachary got an extra 10% of the popular vote and won the election.
  • California enters as Free State

    California enters as Free State

    Because of the Gold Rush the population of California sky-rocketed and eventually skipped right into becoming a state. The only problem with this is that the people in California didn't want to be a slave state so soon came the Compromise of 1850.
  • Fugitive Slave Law passed

    Fugitive Slave Law passed

  • Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin".

    Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin".

  • Franklin Pierce is new President

    Franklin Pierce is new President

  • Pro-slavery forces attack Lawrence, Kansas

    Pro-slavery forces attack Lawrence, Kansas

  • Pottawatomie Massacre: John Brown and followers kill 5 pro-slavery settlers

    Pottawatomie Massacre: John Brown and followers kill 5 pro-slavery settlers

  • Lincoln-Douglas debates begin in Illinois

    Lincoln-Douglas debates begin in Illinois

  • John Brown takes control of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry

    John Brown takes control of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry

  • Abe Lincoln elected President

    Abe Lincoln elected President

  • South Carolina votes to secede from US

    South Carolina votes to secede from US