Unit 5 Timeline

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  • Fugitive Slave Act

    Fugitive Slave Act

    The Fugitive Slave Act was where if a slave escaped and was found by anyone they had to be returned back to its "master."
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin Published

    Uncle Tom's Cabin Published

    Uncle Tom's Cabin is an anti slavery novel, it helped lay the groundwork for the civil war.
  • Kansas-Nebraska act

    Kansas-Nebraska act

    This act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery withing the boarders.
  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860

    The Election of 1860 is when Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated Democrat John C. Breckenridge.
  • Battle at Fort Sumter

    Battle at Fort Sumter

    This battle had a Confederate win and this started the Civil War.
  • The Monitor vs. The Merrimack

    The Monitor vs. The Merrimack

    This is notable as history's first duel between ironclad warships and beginning of a new era of naval warfare.
  • The Battle of Shiloh

    The Battle of Shiloh

    The Battle of Shiloh was a major battle in the western theater of the American Civil War
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

    Was an executive order issued by President Lincoln.
  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle was Part of the Civil War which the Union won the battle.
  • The Thirteenth Amendment

    The Thirteenth Amendment

    The thirteenth amendment is abolishing slavery.
  • Surrender at Appomattox

    Surrender at Appomattox

    This was one of the last battles of the Civil War, Union got the victory.
  • Assassination of Lincoln

    Assassination of Lincoln

    Abraham was a Republican and the 16th president of the United States.