Slavery and Civil War Timeline By billy12243 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 Law 1857 Dred Scott Loses Case 1858 Lincoln vs Douglas Debates Nov 6, 1860 Lincoln Elected President Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina Secedes Jun 8, 1861 Eleven Southern States Secede Jul 21, 1861 The Picnic Battle of Bull Run Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation 1863 Sherman's March to the Sea Apr 9, 1865 Robert E Lee Surrenders Jun 19, 1865 Last Slave Freed in Texas
