Civilwar

Important Events Before and During the Civil War

By geaz30

  • Missouri Compromise is Created

    Missouri Compromise is Created

  • Compromise of 1850 is Created

    Compromise of 1850 is Created

  • Fugitive Slave Act is Passed

    Fugitive Slave Act is Passed

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin is Published

    Uncle Tom's Cabin is Published

  • Kansas-Nebraska Act is Signed into Law

    Kansas-Nebraska Act is Signed into Law

  • Dred Scott Decision in the Supreme Court

    Dred Scott Decision in the Supreme Court

  • John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry

    John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry

  • South Carolina Secedes from the United States

    South Carolina Secedes from the United States

  • Abe Lincoln takes office

    Abe Lincoln takes office

  • Battle at Fort Sumter

    Battle at Fort Sumter

  • 1st Battle of Bull Run

    1st Battle of Bull Run

  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh

  • Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect

    Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect

  • Battle of Vicksburg

    Battle of Vicksburg

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

  • Sherman's March to the Sea

    Sherman's March to the Sea

  • Reconstruction Begins

    Reconstruction Begins
    Lasted from 1865 to 1877.

  • Confederacy Surrenders at Appotomattox

    Confederacy Surrenders at Appotomattox

  • Abe Lincoln is Assassinated

    Abe Lincoln is Assassinated