Timeline

By ian mcnevin

  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850
    California enters a free state and a stricter fugitive slave act

  • Fugitive Slave Act 1850

    Fugitive Slave Act 1850
    Any person who was caught giving shelter, food, or protection to a runaway slave could be subject to up to six months in prison.

  • Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1852

    Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1852
    Many joined the abolitionist movement after learning the harsh realities of life as a slave.

  • Kansas Nebraska Act 1854

    Kansas Nebraska Act 1854
    popular sovereignty. (the people decide) Kansas with slavery would violate the Missouri Compromise.

  • Dred Scott Decision 1857

    Dred Scott Decision 1857
    Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott was property and not a citizen and had no right to sue.

  • Harper’s Ferry 1859

    Harper’s Ferry 1859
    Becomes a martyr in the North, South sees to what extent North will do to end slavery

  • Lincoln’s Election 1860

    Lincoln’s Election 1860
    The south started to secede. Lincoln’s election pushed the nation to the brink of war.

  • Attack on Ft. Sumter 1861

    Attack on Ft. Sumter 1861
    Ft. Sumter was a federal fort in South Carolina, President Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers. The war had begun