Michael Butler Antebellum By MBUTS Jan 1, 1850 Underground Railroad Period: Jan 1, 1850 to Dec 31, 1860 Causes of the civil war Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Jan 29, 1850 fugitive slave act Mar 20, 1852 Uncle Toms Cabin Nov 2, 1852 Free-soil party Jan 1, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska act May 1, 1854 bleeding Kansas Aug 21, 1858 Lincoln-Douglass debates Oct 15, 1859 John Browns Raid Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina Secedes