period 5 timeline By nascheller Dec 10, 1843 know nothing party Jan 24, 1848 california gold rush Jan 29, 1850 compromise of 1850 Dec 10, 1851 senator charles assaulted Dec 10, 1852 mathew perry opens japan Dec 10, 1852 uncle toms cabin Mar 20, 1854 republican party forned Dec 10, 1854 kansas nebraska act Dec 10, 1855 bleeding kansas Dec 10, 1855 california gold rush Mar 6, 1857 Dredd Scott Case Mar 10, 1857 mormon/ Us war averted through 1858 Aug 21, 1858 lincoln douglas debate Oct 16, 1859 john browns raid on harpers ferry 16-18 Dec 10, 1859 comstock lode Dec 10, 1860 johnson veetos freedmans bureau bill Dec 29, 1860 south carolina succedes Mar 4, 1861 abraham lincoln elected Apr 12, 1861 ft sumter attacked Jul 21, 1861 1st bull run Dec 10, 1861 end of bleeding kansas Apr 25, 1862 capture of New Orleans through may 1st May 20, 1862 homestead act Jul 10, 1862 peninsula campaign Sep 17, 1862 battle of antietam Sep 22, 1862 emancipation proclamation january 1st 1863 Dec 11, 1862 Battle of Fredricksburg 11-15 May 18, 1863 siege of vicksburg Dec 1, 1863 battle of Gettysburg 1-3 Dec 10, 1863 grant becomes commander Nov 15, 1864 shermans march to the sea Nov 29, 1864 chivington massacre Dec 10, 1864 wade davis bill Apr 14, 1865 lincoln assassinated Dec 6, 1865 13 amendment ratified Dec 10, 1865 kkk act passed Dec 10, 1865 lee surenders Feb 19, 1866 jospeh smith killed Feb 24, 1868 john impeached Jul 9, 1868 14 amendment ratified Dec 10, 1868 ft laramie treaty Dec 10, 1868 grant elected Feb 3, 1870 15 amendment ratified Dec 10, 1873 panic of 1873 Jun 25, 1876 Battle of lttle big horn Dec 10, 1876 hayes tilden election Dec 10, 1877 reconstruction ends Jun 18, 1878 posse comitatus act