Civil war

The Civil War

By pierce.zimmerman
  • First issue of the liberator

    First issue of the liberator

    The first article ever published in the newspaper by William Lloyd Garrison.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    It passed a Fugitive Slave Act meaning anybody who helped a fugitive (runaway slave) could be fined or imprisoned.
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin Published

    Uncle Tom's Cabin Published

    A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
  • Kansas-Nebraska act passed

    Kansas-Nebraska act passed

    Allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide if they would allow slavery.
  • James Buchanan sworn into office.

    James Buchanan sworn into office.

    James Buchanan becomes president.
  • Dred Scott decision

    Dred Scott decision

    The Supreme court ruled Dred Scott as property.

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