Timeline: Unit 5 Timeline | Timetoast

Sep 18, 1850

Fugitive Slave Act

http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts</a>It was the law that said that if runaway slaves were found they would be returned to their owners, and gave harish punishments to those who tried to interfer with the capture.
Period: Sep 18, 1850 to Dec 6, 1865

From the Fugitive Slave Act to the Thirteenth Amendment
May 30, 1854

Kansas-Nebraska Act

http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm
This created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and the white men would decide if they were going to allow slavery on the borders.
Apr 1, 1860

Election of 1860

The election of 1860 was when Lincoln won the election for president, and the U.S. were having issues with slavery and states.
Apr 12, 1861

Battle of Fort Sumert

The Battle of Fort Sumert was the beginning of the American Civil War. It started when their was a bombardment near a harbor.
Mar 9, 1862

The Monitor vs. The Merrimack

It was the first duel between ironclad warships. It was between the Confederate and the Union. The start of the American Civil War.
Apr 6, 1862

The Battle of Shiloh

It was the battle between the Confederate and the Union. This battle was the bloodest battle in American history.
Jan 1, 1863

The Emancipation Proclamation

Lincoln issued the Amancipation Proclamation during the third year of bloody civil war. The Emancipation Proclamation was saying that all slaves were to be free from then on.
Jul 1, 1863

The Battle of Gettysburg

It was a tough battle between the Confederate and the Union. The second invasion of the North had failed.
Apr 9, 1865

Surrender at Appomattox

The South had surrendered to end the civil war. The Union was successful.
Dec 6, 1865

The Thirteenth Amendment

The thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery for the North and South states for good. The thirteenth Amendment was created and approved after the civil war between the Confederate and the Union.