Background

Unit 5 Timeline

  • Fugitive Slave Act

    Fugitive Slave Act
    Fugitive Slave Act The Fugitive Slave Act was a compromise in which all runaway slaves must be brought back to their masters, if California becomes a free state.
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Kansas-Nebraska Act
    Kansas-Nebraska Act The Kansas-Nebraska Act allows people who live in the Kansas and Nebraska territorys to decide for themselve whether or not to allow slavery between the borders
  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860
    Election of 1860 The 1860 Election was an election that happened durning the outbreak of the civil war.
  • Battle of Fort Sumter (Civil War Begins)

    Battle of Fort Sumter (Civil War Begins)
    The Battle of Fort Sumter The Battle of Fort Sumter is the first battle in the Civil War, where the Confederete forces opened fire on Union forces.
  • The Monitor vs. The Merrimack

    The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
    The Monitor vs. The Merrimack The Monitor and the Merrimack was the first notable historical duel on Iron Clad Warships.
  • The Emancipation Proclamtion

    The Emancipation Proclamtion
    The Emancipation Proclamation The Emancipation Proclamation Proclaimed the Freedom of Slaves of the ten states that rebelled the Union.
  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg
    The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg was a Battle that had General Robert E. Lee to retreat after an attempted attack on Union Forces who had superior force over the Confederates.
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    The Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg lasted for three days.
  • Surrender at Appomattox

    Surrender at Appomattox
    Surrender at Appomattox The Surrender at Appomattox was were General Rober E. Lee surrenders to General Grant, knowing that his soldiers were weak and outnumbered.
  • The Thirteenth Amendment

    The Thirteenth Amendment
    The Thirteenth AmendmentThe Thirtheenth Amendment was established to abolish slavery. It was passed by congress on April 8, 1864