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Fugitive Slave Act
Sept 18th 1850 Fugitive Slave Act 1850 This law said that escaped slaves had to be returned to their owners even if they had reached Northern States where slavery was not allowed. Congress passed Clay's plan , it was called the Compromise of 1850. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott went to court claiming that he was a free man because he had lived in a free state. The 1857 decision stated that slaves had no rights because African Americans were not citizens of the united states, which outrages many Americans. -
Fort Sumter
The attack and surrender of Fort Sumter made Lincoln call for 75,000 soldiers to put down the Confederate Rebellion. This angered the states of Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina, causing them to succeed and join the confederacy. -
Antietam
This battle was an important victory for thjav1862 September 17th 1862 script:void(0);e union. After Antietam, Britain ended its support for the southern states. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation , a statement that freed all of the slaves in the Confederate states at war with the union. -
Fall of Vicksburg
The southerners surrendered Vicksburg. The confederacy was cut in two. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
President Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated. Vice president Andrew Johnson became the new president.
