Unit 5 Timeline

Fugitive Slave Act

Sep 18, 1850

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850The Fugitive Slave Act was passed by U.S. Congress on September 18, 1850 between Southern slave-holders and Northern free-soilers. It required that all escaped slaves when captured, they were to be returned to their owners. Citizens of free states had to cooperate with this.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

May 30, 1854

http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htmThe Kansas Nebraska act allowed people into the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. The act served to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery north of latitude 36 degrees 30'.

Election of 1860

Nov 6, 1860

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1860This election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the American Civil War. The U.S. had been divided on questions surrounding the expansion of slavery and the rights of slave owners. These issues broke the Democratic Party into Northern and Southern factions. The Republican Party dominate in the North held most of the electoral votes putting Abraham Lincoln into the White House.

Battle at Fort Sumter (Civil War Begins)

Apr 12, 1861

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_SumterThe Battle of Fort Sumter was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter. This battle took place near Charleston, South Carolina this battle started the Civil War. This fortress controlled of Charleston Harbor. Major Robert Anderson of the U.S. Army moved his small command to Fort Sumter.

The Monitor vs. The Marrimack

Mar 9, 1862

[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/389515/Battle-of-the-Monitor-and-Merrimack](britannica.com)This battle was also know as the Battle of Hampton Roads. Naval engagement in the Hampton Roads, Virgina, a harbour at the mouth of James River, notable as history's first duel between ironclad ships and the beginning of a new era for naval warfare. The Monitor was 172 feet long, and the Merrimack was 263 feet long. The Monitor won the battle.

The Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_ShilohThis battle is also know as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing. This was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. This battle was between a Union Army and Confederate Forces. Union Army was lead by Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate forces were led by Albert Sydney Johnston and Pierre G. T. Beauregard.This was a surprise attack by the Confederate on the Union.

The Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_ProclamationThe Emancipation Procalmation was a Presidential Proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln. It proclaimed the freedom of slaves that were still in rebellion. The Proclamtion lifted the spirits of many free and enslaved African Americans to escape from their masters and go to the union to recieve freedom.

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_GettysburgThe Battle of Gettysburg was fought on July 1-3, 1863, in the town of Gettysburg, Pennysylvania, between Confederate and Union forces in the American Civil War. The battle involved the most casualties of the entire war and often described as the turing point for the war. The Union defeated the Confederates attacks ending Lee's attempt to invade the north.

The Thirteenth Amendment

Apr 8, 1864

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_ConstitutionThe Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude except as a punishment for crime. Slavery had been protected originally by the constitution by the three-fifths compromise. The amendment was past by senate and the required number of states . It was the first of three Reconstruction Amendments following the American Civil War.

Surrender at Appomattox

Apr 9, 1865

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_HouseGeneral Robert Lee's Confederate Army surredered to Ulysses S. Grant's Union army. The signing of the surrender documents wer signed in the parlor of the house owned by Wilmer McLean on the afternoon of April 9th. This event triggered a series of surrenders across the south ending the war.