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Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. -
Dred Scott Case
Sanford v. Dred Scott, a case that intensified national divisions over the issue of slavery. -
South Carolina seceded
South Carolina became the first slave state in the south to declare that it had seceded from the United States -
Civil War beginning
Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor. Less than 34 hours later, Union forces surrendered. Traditionally, this event has been used to mark the beginning of the Civil War. -
Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of First Manassas, was fought -
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. -
Battle of antietam
Very bloody battle -
Union Wins at Vicksburg
Grant's Vicksburg campaign was one of the most brilliant of the war. With the loss of Pemberton's army at Vicksburg and the Union victory at Port Hudson five days later, the Union controlled the entire Mississippi River and the Confederacy was effectively split in half. -
Unions Victory at Gettysburg
most important engagement of the American Civil War. After a great victory over Union forces at Chancellorsville -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address is a speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln -
Presidential Election
1864 Presidential Election. In the United States Presidential election of 1864, Abraham Lincoln was re-elected as president -
Lincolns Assassination
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was assassinated by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth -
President Johnson veto
President Johnson vetos the Civil Rights Act of 1866 on the grounds that it was unconstitutional -
Inaugurated
Ulysses S. Grant inaugurated President of the United States -
Presidential Proclamation
President Grant issues Presidential Proclamation Submitting the Texas Constitution to the Voters
