Unit 5 Timeline

Fugitive Slave Act

Sep 18, 1850

http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-actsThe Fugitive Slave Act is when laws were passed that allowed the capture and return of runaway slaves in the United States. The first law passed in 1793, and the second law passed in 1850. Later, both laws were repealed,

Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published

Mar 20, 1852

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uncle-toms-cabin-is-publishedUncle Tom's Cabin is an anti-slavery novel writen by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Within three months, 300,000 copies were sold. The book had a large effect on the way the American public viewed slavery.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

May 30, 1854

http://www.history.com/topics/kansas-nebraska-actThe Kansas-Nebraska Act came from the bill that was made to let a state decide if it was going to have slavery or not. This act repealed against the Missouri compermise and created two territories in the the area of Kansas and Nebraksa.

Election of 1860

Nov 6, 1860

http://www.ushistory.org/us/32d.aspThe Election of 1860 was the force of the outbreak of the Amerian Civil War. There were four candidates running for president and Abraham Lincoln recieved only 40% popular vote and 180 electoral votes, which was enough to win the election. Within weekds of the election, South Carolina seceded from the Union.

Battle at Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/The Battle at Fort Sumter was the battle that started the American Civil War. This was a bombing and surrender that took place near Charleston, South Carolina.

The Monitor vs. The Merrimack

Mar 9, 1862

http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-hampton-roadsMonitor vs. Merrimack was a naval battle at the mouth of the James River. This was historys first duel between ironclad warships.This event is now known as the battle of Hampton Roads. This duel was the confederates trying to break the Union blockade of southern ports. This battle began a new phase in naval warfare.

The Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/The Battle of Shiloh was the bloodiest battle in American history at its time. The battle lasted two long days killing more than 23,000 people. The confeserates caught the Union by surprise with the first fire. The confederates retired from the field and the Union took the win.

The Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/The Emancipation Proclamation declared that all slaves within the rebellious states were free. This left slavery in the loyal border states. Although it didn't end all of slavery it captured many peoples hearts and changed the view of the war.

The Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-gettysburgThis battle is considered the most important engagemnet of the American Civil War. On the first day they clashed, on the second day the Confederates attacked from left and right, on the third and final day fo the battle, "Picket's Charge" took place and Lee withdrew and took his army towards Virginia.

The Thirteenth Amendment

Jan 31, 1865

https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.htmlThe Thirteenth Amendment was passed by congress on January 31 of 1895 and was ratified on December 6 of 1865. The Thirteenth Amendment states that slavery or involunary service except as a punishment for crime, would be illegal in all of the United States.

Surrender at Appomattox

Apr 9, 1865

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/appomattox-courthouse.htmlThe Battle of Appomattox was one of the last battles of the American Civil War. The Confederates were headed for the South Side Railroad when cought by the Union basically surrounded, General Lee realized that he was trapped and surrendered the rest of hid troops.

Assassination of President Lincoln

Apr 14, 1865

http://www.history.com/topics/abraham-lincoln-assassinationThe assasination of President Lincoln happened five days after the end of the American Civil War. John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln in a theater. Booth and the people he was working with were hoping to put the United States Government into disorganization.