USI.9 VA SOLs American Civil War

Missouri Compromise (USI.9b)

Mar 6, 1820

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_Compromise Missouri entered the Union as a slave state; Maine entered the Union as a free state. One of the causes of the Civil War was slavery. This shows just how long slavery was an issue.

Compromise of 1850 (USI.9b)

Sep 20, 1850

http://americanhistory.about.com/od/beforethewar/g/compromise1850.htm
California entered the Union as a free state. Southwest territories. Another pre-Civil War compromise about slavery.

Kansas-Nebraska Act (USI.9b)

May 30, 1854

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas%E2%80%93Nebraska_Act
People in each state would decide the slavery issue (“popular
sovereignty”).

Election of 1860 (USI.9b)

Oct 6, 1860

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/electionof1860.htm
Lincoln wins a divided election as a Republican. Because the South feared he would end slavery, Southern states began to secede (leave the nation) after his election.

Ft. Sumter (USI.9b)

Apr 12, 1861

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/fortsumterdef.htm Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina, marking the beginning of the Civil War. After this event, Virginia seceded from the Union.

First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) (USI.9e)

Jul 21, 1861

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Bull_Run
First major battle of the Civil War. Confederate victory which surprised the North. Fought in N. Virginia.

Emancipation Proclamation (USI.9e)

Jan 1, 1863

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation Lincoln frees slaves in the "rebelling" areas. Slaves in the north were NOT freed. Makes the war about slavery, not just unification.

Battle of Gettysburg (USI.9e)

Jul 3, 1863

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the war; the North repelled Lee’s invasion. A few months later, Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address here. This battle was the deadliest in the Civil War with almost 8,000 deaths. (6200 in 11 years in War on Terror).

Battle of Vicksburg (USI.9e)

Jul 4, 1863

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Vicksburg The Battle of Vicksburg divided the South; the North controlled the Mississippi River. Major victory for the North.

Gettysburg Address (USI.9d)

Nov 19, 1863

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettysburg_Address
Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address that said the Civil War was to preserve a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people.”

Appomattox Courthouse

Apr 9, 1865

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appomattox_Court_House
Lee’s surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House in 1865
ended the war.

The Assassination of Lincoln

Apr 14, 1865

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln_assassination John Wilkes Booth, a Richmonder and actor, kills Lincoln while he is watching a play in DC.