-
Compromise Of 1850
A series of resolutions introduced by senator Henry Clay. In attempt to seek compromise and avert crisis between north and south. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Passed by the U.S Congress to allow people in the areas of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery. -
The Dred Scott Decision
Legal case in the US supreme court , in which the court ruled that a slave (Dred Scott) who lived in a free state was not thereby entitled to his freedom. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Series of debates held by Lincoln and Douglas during the Illinois election. Said to be have some of the most politically significant statements in US history -
Harpers Ferry John Brown
U.S military arsenal at Harpers Ferry was the target of an assault by an armed band of abolitionists led by John Brown -
Bleeding Kansas
Bloody debate between the citizens of Kansas for slaves and the citizens of Kansas against slavery over whether Kansas should allow slavery -
Lincolns Election
Lincoln won 16th presidency. Was the first republican president of the U.S. -
Fort Sumter
confederate general P.G.T Beauregard bombarded Fort Sumter. After 34 hrs of exchanged artillery, confederate troops occupied fort for nearly 4 years. -
Bull Run
Union and Confederate troops clashed near Manassas junction 35,000 union troops attacked a group of confederates along the bull run river. The result was that after defending their territory the confederates sent the union retreating to washington. -
Antietam
First battle fought on northern soil. after the battles initial loss they had won it from a tactical standpoint and that was what abe lincoln needed to issue the emancipation proclamation. -
Emancipation Proclamation
After the Union victory at Antietam, he issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that as of January 1, 1863, all slaves in the rebellious states “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.” -
Gettysburg Address
Abe Lincoln was asked to give remarks at the gettysburg cemetery that was on one of the bloodiest and decisive battles of the civil war. His speech would soon be known as one of the greatest american speeches in history. -
Andersonville Prison
The south's largest confederate prison, captured soldiers from the Union and was known for its awful conditions. 13,000 Union troops died there and its runner was tried/murdered for war crimes. -
Reconstruction
After the Union's victory, nearly 4 million slaves were freed. Eventually black people were starting to gain political rights. -
Surrender at Appomattox CourtHouse
Robert.E.Lee surrendered with the plan of recuperating in North Carolina but the few hour court meeting made an end to the 4 year Civil War. -
Assassination Of Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth(a confederate sympathizer) assassinated Lincoln at the theatre, only 5 days after Robert.E.Lee surrendered.