Events Leading to Civil War By j_shifflet Jan 26, 1820 Missouri Compromise Period: Jan 26, 1820 to Nov 6, 1860 Events before Civil War Oct 1, 1831 Garrison publishes "The Liberator" Jan 1, 1832 Garrison Organizes Against Slavery Mar 2, 1833 Compromise Tariff of 1833 Aug 8, 1846 Wilmot Proviso Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Sep 18, 1850 Fugitive Slave Act Jan 1, 1853 Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad no exact date May 30, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act Mar 6, 1857 Dred Scott Decision Oct 18, 1858 Lincoln-Douglas Debates Nov 6, 1860 Lincoln Elected President
