Slavery and Civil War By Mateo316 1776 us declares independece 1803 Louisiana Purchase 1820 Missouri Compromise 1820 Underground railroad 1831 trail of tears 1848 War With Mexico 1849 Harriet Tubman escape 1850 Fugitive slave law 1857 Dread Scott Loses Case 1857 Lincoln vs Douglas Debates Jun 8, 1859 Eleven Southern States Secede Nov 6, 1860 Lincoln Elected President Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina Secedes Jul 21, 1861 The Picnic Battle of Bull Run Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamtion 1864 Sherman's March to the Sea Apr 9, 1865 Robert E Lee Surrenders Jun 19, 1865 Last Slaves Freed in Texas