History timeline

  • Fugitive Slave Act

    the fugitive slaves act were a pair of federal laws that allowed for the capture and returned of runaway slaves within the territory of the united states.
  • Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published

    Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, is published. The novel sold 300,000 copies within three months and was so widely read that when President Abraham Lincoln met Stowe in 1862, he reportedly said, “So this is the little lady who made this big war.”
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    the kansas nebraska act was passed by the U.S congress on may 301854 it allowed people in the territories of kansas and nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their border.
  • The Thirteenth Amendment

    Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, the 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States and provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.".
  • Election of 1860

    https://en.wikipedia.org/.../United_States_presidential_election,_1...the united state presidential electionof 1860 was the 19th quadrennial presidential election. it was held in tuesday november 6 1860.
  • Battle at Fort Sumter

    The Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12–14, 1861) was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter, near Charleston, South Carolina, that started the American Civil War
  • The Monitor vs. The Merrimac

    Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack, also called Battle of Hampton Roads, ironclad: Battle of Monitor and MerrimackCulver Pictures(March 9, 1862), in the American Civi
  • The Battle of Shiloh

    the battle of schiloh is also know as the battle of pittysburge landing was a major battle in the western theater of the american civil war fought april 6-7 1862 southwestern tennesse
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    the emancipation proclamation was presidential proclamation and executive order issued by pesident abraham lincoln on january 1, 1863.
  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    the battle of gettysburg fought on july 1 1863 is consider the most important engagment of the american civil war.
  • Surrender at Appomattox

    the battle of appomattox was fought on a morning of april 9 1865 was the lst american civil war.
  • Assassination of President Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.