Era of Reconstruction By facebooker_100001286243585 Jan 1, 1820 Missouri Compromise Mar 16, 1836 Gag Rule Passed Nov 5, 1836 Martin Van Buren Elected President Nov 3, 1844 Election of 1844 (James Polk Elected) Period: Jan 1, 1846 to Jan 1, 1848 Mexican American War Nov 5, 1848 Election of 1848 (Zachary Taylor wins) Aug 4, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Sep 18, 1850 Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 Jul 4, 1853 Dred Scott Case Aug 2, 1854 Kansas Nebraska Act May 22, 1856 Caning of Charles Sumner Aug 4, 1858 Lincoln Douglas Debates Nov 4, 1860 1860 Presidential Election (Lincoln Elected) Apr 12, 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter (start of civil war) Period: Apr 12, 1861 to May 10, 1865 Civil War Jul 21, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run Nov 8, 1861 Trent Affair Mar 8, 1862 Battle of Hampton Roads Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Jun 7, 1862 Battle of Chattanooga Aug 28, 1862 Second Battle of Bull Run Sep 4, 1862 Homestead Act Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Dec 4, 1862 Morill Land Act Dec 11, 1862 Battle of Fredricksberg Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Apr 30, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville May 18, 1863 Battle of Vicksburg Jul 1, 1863 Battle Of Gettysburg Jul 13, 1863 New York City Draft Riots Sep 19, 1863 Battle of Chickamauga Nov 19, 1863 Gettysburg Address Jul 7, 1864 Wade Davis Bill Apr 9, 1865 Battle of Appomattox Court House Period: Aug 1, 1865 to Dec 5, 1877 Reconstruction Era Dec 18, 1865 13th Amendment Apr 3, 1866 Ex Parte Milligan Apr 9, 1866 Civil Rights Act of 1866 Aug 4, 1866 Black Codes Mar 3, 1867 Tenure of Office Act Mar 7, 1867 Military Reconstruction Act Mar 30, 1867 Seward's Folly (Purchase of Alaska) Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment