unit 5 timeline

  • fugitive slave act

    fugitive slave act
    the act made it where when a slave escapes they are hunted down.
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Kansas-Nebraska Act
    it allowed people in these territorys and whether or not to be a slave state.
  • Election of 1860

    	Election of 1860
    abraham lincoln was elected president.
  • Battle at Fort Sumter (Civil War Begins)

    Battle at Fort Sumter (Civil War Begins)
    took place in charlestonharbor and was the beginning of the civil war.
  • The Monitor vs. The Merrimack

    The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
    was the first dual between ironclad warships.
  • The Battle of Shiloh

    The Battle of Shiloh
    was a major battle for the union.
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation
    was a document made by abraham lincoln to set all slaves free to bring the country back togther.
  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg
    is considered the most important engagement of the civil war.
  • The Thirteenth Amendment

    The Thirteenth Amendment
    the thirteenth amendment abolished slavery.
  • Surrender at Appomattox

    Surrender at Appomattox
    they agreed to meet at the house of WIllmer Mclean in the village of Appomattoxx Courthouse.