Slavery and Civil War Timeline By Chris.Vasquez 1776 US Declares independence. 1803 Louisiana Purchase 1820 Missouri Compromise 1820 underground railroad 1831 Trail of tears 1848 War with Mexico 1849 Harriet Tubman escaoes 1850 Fugitive Slave Law 1857 Dredd loses case 1858 Lincoln vs Douglas Debate Nov 6, 1860 Lincoln Elected Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina Secedes Jun 8, 1861 11 southern states secede Jul 21, 1861 The picnic of bull run 1863 Emancipation Proclamation 1864 Shermans March to sea 1865 Last slaves freed from texas Apr 9, 1865 Robert E Lee Surrenders
