Timeline: Events that led to the Civil War | Timetoast

Period: Jan 1, 1760 to Jan 1, 1840

Industrial Revolution
Jan 1, 1776

Declaration of Independence

United States of America begins
Period: Jan 1, 1776 to Jan 1, 1783

America Revolution

U.S.A. vs Great Britain
Period: Jan 1, 1783 to Jan 1, 1787

Articles of Confederation

Shay's Rebellion
Jan 1, 1787

Constitution Confederation
Jan 1, 1787

3/5 Compromise
Sep 17, 1787

Constitution
Sep 25, 1789

Bill Of Rights
Jan 1, 1793

Cotton Gin
Jan 1, 1798

States Rights
Jan 1, 1803

Louisiana Purchase
Jan 1, 1815

Nationalism
Jan 1, 1820

Missouri Compromise
Jan 1, 1828

Doctrine Of Nullification
May 28, 1830

Indian Removal Act
Jan 1, 1831

Nat Rurner's Rebellion
Jan 1, 1840

The Underground Railroad
Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848

Mexican-American War
Jan 1, 1850

Compromise of 1850
Jan 1, 1852

Uncle Tom's Cabin
Jan 1, 1854

Kansas-Nebraska Act
Jan 1, 1857

Dred Scott Decision
Oct 16, 1859

John Brown's Raid
Jan 1, 1860

Election of 1860
Period: May 15, 1861 to May 15, 1865

Civil War
U.S.A. vs C.S.A.

United States vs Confederate States

Constitution vs State Rights