Unit 5 Timeline

Fugitive Slave Act

Apr 8, 1850

http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts</a>
The Fugitiv Slave act were laws for the capture and return of runaway slaves in the United States.

Kansas - Nebraska Act

May 30, 1854

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=28The Kansas - Nebraska Act was an act to organize the boundaries between Kansas and Nebraska.

Election of 1860

Nov 6, 1860

http://www.ushistory.org/us/32d.asp\
The election of 1860 was the 19th presidential election. It was between Abraham Lincoln, John Breckenridge, John Bell, Stephen Douglas.

Battle of Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter.htmlThe Battle of Fort Sumter was the start of the American Civil War, it was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter.

The Monitor vs The Merrimack

Mar 8, 1862

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/389515/Battle-of-the-Monitor-and-MerrimackThe Monitor vs The Merrimack was a battle of the Hampton Roads, it was the most important naval battle.

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-shiloh
The battle of Shiloh was one of the Major engagements of the Civil War.

The Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg.html
It was the largest battle every faught in North America. The battle was over because of the area of roads system.

The thirteenth ammendment

Jan 31, 1865

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.htmlThe thirteenth ammendment was when the government abloished slavery.

Surrender at Appomattox

Apr 9, 1865

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/appomatx.htmThe surrender of Appomattox was the surrender of the battle of Appomattox.