The Civil War and Reconstruction (1844-1877) · Timeline
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- 1877Compromise of 1877 ends Reconstruction
- 1861Fort Sumter attacked; Civil War begins
- 1854Kansas-Nebraska Act repeals Missouri Compromise
- 186513th Amendment abolishes slavery; Reconstruction begins
- 1846Wilmot Proviso sparks slavery expansion debate
- 1860Lincoln elected; southern states begin secession
- 1850Compromise of 1850 and Fugitive Slave Act
- 1857Dred Scott decision denies Black citizenship
- 1863Gettysburg and Vicksburg shift war momentum
- 1863Emancipation Proclamation issued
- 186814th Amendment establishes equal protection