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Compromise of 1800 Passed
In the 1800s, slavery was a topic of heated debate in Congress among slave states from the largely agricultural South and free states from the industrializing North. Northern abolitionists fueled tensions between the North and South through petitions and protests. Conflicts also erupted over the status of new Western territories entering the Union. -
The Liberator Goes Into Print
The Liberator was a newspaper that was made by William Lloyd Garrison in Boston, Massachusetts. More History at: http://www.accessible-archives.com/collections/the-liberator/#ixzz4icdMhLPs -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a novel which showed the stark reality of slavery and is generally regarded as one of the major causes of the Civil War. http://www.historynet.com/uncle-toms-cabin -
Kansas-Nebraska Act Passed
It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. -
James Buchanan Sworn in as President
During his tenure, seven Southern states seceded from the Union and the nation teetered on the brink of civil war. -
Dred Scott Decision
On this day in 1857, the United States Supreme Court issues a decision in the Dred Scott case, affirming the right of slave owners to take their slaves into the Western territories, therebynegating the doctrine of popular sovereignty and severely undermining the platform of the newly created Republican Party. -
Lincoln Elected 16th President
Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States over a deeply divided Democratic Party, becoming the first Republican to win the presidency. -
South Carolina Secedes From The Union
South Carolina threatened separation when the Continental Congress sought to tax all the colonies on the basis of a total population count that would include slaves. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is an island located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Originally constructed in 1829 as a coastal garrison, Fort Sumter is most famous for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War . -
First Battle of Bull run
On July 21, 1861, Union and Confederate armies clashed near Virginia, in the first major land battle of the American Civil War. -
Battle of Shiloh
Also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, the Battle of Shiloh took place from April 6 to April 7, 1862, and was one of the major early engagements of the American Civil War. -
Battle of Fredricksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862, involved nearly 200,000 combatants, the largest concentration of troops in any Civil War battle. -
Emancipation Proclamation Goes Into Effect
Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22nd, 1862. It stipulated that if the Southern states did not cease their rebellion by January 1st, 1863, then Proclamation would go into effect. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville, fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, is widely considered to be Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s greatest victory during the American Civil War. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, is considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War.
