slavery and civil war By AdamR07 1776 US declares independence. 1803 Louisiana purchase 1820 Missouri compromise 1820 underground railroad 1831 trail of tears 1848 war with mexico 1849 Harriet Tubman escapes 1850 Fugitive slave act 1856 dred scoot loses case. 1858 Lincoln vs douglas debates 1858 Lincoln elected president 1860 South Carolina secedes. 1861 the picnic battle of bull run 1861 eleven southern sates secede 1863 emancipation of proclamation 1865 last slave freed in Texas 1865 Robert e lee surrenders 1964 shermans march to the sea