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Missouri Compromise
missouri compromise at loc.gov
In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. -
Texas Annexation
Annexation of Texas at u-shistory.com
ncreasing numbers of American settlers filled the region north of the Rio Grande, particularly in the 1820s and 1830s. This resulted in a successful drive for Texas Independence and a push for annexation that soon after the United States recognized the Texas Republic -
:54-40 or Fight!"
info at geography.about.com
James K. Polk's runnimg slogan dictating to expansion towards and of the oregon territory -
Wilmot Proviso
Wilmot proviso at ushistory.org
"neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist" in lands won in the Mexican-American War. -
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Treaty of guadalupe Hidalgo at archives.govBrought an official end to the Mexican -Amercain war -
Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850 at loc.govThe Compromise of 1850 consists of five laws passed in September of 1850 that dealt with the issue of slavery. In 1849 California requested permission to enter the Union as a free state, potentially upsetting the balance between the free and slave states in the U.S. Senate -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
info at harrietbreecherstowecenter.org
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a novel originally released in serial format through newspaper and forevr changed how American's viewed slavery -
Gadsden Purchase
Gadsden purchase at state.gov
The Gadsden Purchase, or Treaty, was an agreement between the United States and Mexico, finalized in 1854, in which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizona and New Mexico. -
Republian party Formed
Formation of the Republican party at history.com
In Ripon, Wisconsin, former members of the Whig Party meet to establish a new party to oppose the spread of slavery into the western territories. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act at loc.gov
The Kansa-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise allowing slavery north of the 36 30' line so the issue would be decided by the residents of eachterritory. -
Brooks-Sumner incident
Brooks-Sumner Incident at History.comSouthern Congressman Preston Brooks savagely beats Northern Senator Charles Sumner in the halls of Congress as tensions rise over the expansion of slavery. -
Harper's ferry raid
john brown and harper's ferry raid at abolitionist John Brown and several followers seized the United States Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry. The actions of Brown's men brought national attention to the emotional divisions concerning slavery. -
Election of 1860
election of 186 at ushistory.org
Presidential election between Lincoln, Bell. Douglas, and Breckinridge With four candidates in the field, Lincoln received only 40% of the popular vote and 180 electoral votes — enough to narrowly win the crowded election. This meant that 60% of the voters selected someone other than Lincoln. The south was unhappy with this and South Carolina seceded 2 weeks later -
Firing on Fort Sumter
firing on for t sumter at history.com
At 4:30 a.m. on April 12, the Confederate guns opened fire. For thirty-three hours, the shore batteries lobbed 4,000 shells in the direction of the fort. Finally, the garrison inside the battered fort raised the white flag. No one on either side had been killed, although two Union soldiers died when the departing soldiers fired a gun salute, and some cartridges exploded prematur -
First battle of Bull Run
full info at
Union and Confederate armies clashed near Manassas Junction, Virginia, in the first major land battle of the American Civil War. Known as the First Battle of Bull Run -
Monitor vs.Merrimack
monitor vs merrimack(virginia) at history.navy.milThe first battle of the iron clads including the confederacy's Merrimakc and thed unions Monitor -
Battle of Antietam
Battle of antietam at history.com
Generals Robert E. Lee and George McClellan faced off near Antietam creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland, in the the first battle of the American Civil War to be fought on northern soil. -
Battle of Gettysburg
full text atThe largest battle of the American civil war, as well as the largest battle fought inNorth America. The union Army carrying 85,000 soldiers, the confederate 75,000; due to the large number of cassualties this is seen as a turning poing in the war -
Sherman's March
Timeline including Sherman's march
. In the course of the march, he cut himself off from his source of supplies, planning for his troops to live off the land. His men cut a path 300 miles in length and 60 miles wide as they passed through Georgia, destroying factories, bridges, railroads, and public buildings -
Appomattox Court House
battle of Appomattox at civilwar.org
Early on April 9, the remnants of John Brown Gordon’s corps and Fitzhugh Lee’s cavalry formed line of battle at Appomattox Court House. Gen. Robert E. Lee determined to make one last attempt to escape the closing Union pincers and reach his supplies at Lynchburg.
