By, Justin Danh

• 1854- Kansas-Nebraska Act: Kansas becomes a slave state and Nebraska becomes a free state.

• 1856- Kansas Bleeding: John Brown led abolitionists against proslavery people because they hired “border ruffians” to cast illegal votes so that popular sovereignty would favor them.

• 1857- Dred Scott vs. Sanford: Scott fought the Supreme Court so he become a free man. Taney (Chief Justice) said no because the Missouri compromise was invalid.

• 1858- Underground Railroad: Harriet Tubman led runaway slaves to a safe haven so they can escape the Fugitive Slave Act.

• 1860- Abraham Lincoln elected President: He was a Republican that was antislavery. This sparked the fight between the pro and anti slavery people.

By, Justin Danh

• 1861- Attack on Ft. Sumter: Triggered the secession of 4 states and the start of the Civil War.

• 1861- Emancipation Proclamation: The proclamation asking that slavery would be abolished in the Confederate States.

• 1862- Seven Days’ Battle: Confederates launch seven day offensive; suffer heavy casualties, but save Richmond.

• 1863- The Battle of Gettysburg: Series of wars in the Civil War.

• 1863- Gettysburg Address: A speech Lincoln said at the national cemetery of the soldiers who died.

• 1863- Homestead Act: Allowing settlers to claim land (160 acres) after they have lived on it for five years.

• 1864- General Sherman captures Atlanta.

• 1865- Thirteenth Amendment: End of Slavery

• 1868- Fourteenth Amendment: The Rights of a Citizen

• 1870- Fifteenth Amendment: Voting Rights

Infoplease. 2000. Family Education Network. 5 Apr. 2003
<http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0903595.html>.