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Missouri Compromise
In this compromise, Missouri inters as a slave state, while Maine enters as a free state. 36-30 dividing line is made, deciding if states will be free or not. If it is above the line, it will be free, if it is below, it would be a slave state. -
Compromise of 1850
California enters as a free state & the slave trade is abolished in D.C. The Fugitive Slave Law Amended, making it so any slave that runs away and is caught, even in a free state, has to be sent back home. Many people (mostly in the North) are outraged. -
Fugitive Slave Law
Part of the Compromise of 1850 amended thi s act and required all slaves to be returned to their owners (even if they escape to free states). If the freed people did not return the slaves, they could be fined up to $1000. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This says Kansas and Nebreaska will be determined whether they are slave states or not by popular sovernity (vote of the people). Completely ignores and overturns the 36-30 dividing line compromise, which upsets a lot of people and basically makes Bleeding Kansas exist. -
Bleeding Kansas
A seven year period of violence between pro- and anti-slavery groups. All of this war takes place in Kansas. After the governement decides make Kansas' slavery decision by popular sovernity, everyone, from all of the states, flood in to vote (and make it what they want, either anti or pro slavery). It is not just about voting though, there is LOTS of violence over the 7 years. -
Dred Scott Decision
This was the decision over the Dred Scott vs. Sanford case, on whether African-Americans could be citizens if there master had died and they lived in a free state, and the answer was no. Once a slave, always a slave. This was brought up by Dred Scott, whose master had died and he wanted to live a free life. -
Douglas Lincoln Debates
The two politicians (Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas) both wanted to be the Senate. There were 7 total debates from August to October, and the main topic they were debating about was slavery (since that was the main topic back then for everything). Stephen Douglas won. -
Raid at Harpers Ferry
John Brown (who might be a psychopath) tries to rebel against slavery by breaking slaves out and stocking them with guns in an area. He hopes to fight off/kill all of the Southerers/pro-slavery people with the slaves. Somehow, people convince him to come out of his hanger/shack unarmed, without the slaves, and they arrest him. The North thinks he is a hero for standing up against slavery, and the South thinks he is horrble for wanting to kill them. A month later, he is hung and killed. -
Election of 1860
In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln (a Republican) went against John Breckinridge (a Democrat), John Bell (a Constitutional Union), and Stephen Douglas (a Democrat also). Abraham Lincoln won, getting almost 40% of the votes. This was a big because as soon as Lincoln was chosen for president, the south secesseds. They think he is going to stop slavery, and this is basically the start of the Civil War. -
Fort Sumter
This battle was two days, and the Confederates won. The Confederates bombarderd the Fort and took it over, and this begins the Civil War. -
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The Civil War
The dates when the Civil War begun and ended. -
Bull Run
This was the first major battle of the Civil War, and really kicked things off. The Confederates won, with less people. Both of the generals (Irvin McDowell (Union) and Joseph E. Johnston (Confederate)) were inexpirenced, but the Union was more at a disadvantage and retreated after battling for less than a day. This proved that this war would not be short, it would be long and hard. -
Fort Donelson
In this battle (which was a very long six days), the Union captured the Confederate fort of Fort Donelson. This fort was important, and the Union capturing it was a step in the right direction for them, in terms of strenghthening ther army. -
Battle of Pea Ridge
This battle was at Pea Ridge, in Arkansas, and lasted two days. Union was the winner of the battle, with them making the Confederacy retreat and losing almost 700 less people. This gained the Union Arkansas, making it not a threat to the Union anymore. -
Battle of Shiloh/Pittsburg Landing
In this 2 day battle, Grant (General for the Union) allowed himself to be attacked, and even though his army wins, gets critized afterwards for it. He even gets removed from active command of his army, because of how high the casualties are the first day. Even though this happened, the Union still won, but more people died on their side. -
Second Battle of the Bull Run
This battle was fought Prince William County, Virginia, and the Confederate forces won, even though the Union had more soliders. The Union, though, lost 10,000, wjhile the Confederates only lost 1,300. This battle, like the first, was a huge gain for the Confederates. -
Antietam
This was the bloodiest, worst battle in the entire Civil War, and also was the first to take place on the Union's side of the country. The Union wins this battle though, completly wearing the Confederate army out. This battle was part of the reason that led to their surrender later. -
Fredricksburg
In the battle that took place in Fredricksburg, Virginia, the Union and Confederates fought for 5 long days. The Confederates one, and they were really lucky on this one because had almost 50,000 less people than the Union army. The Confederates fought mercilessly against the Union, until they had to retreat. -
Emacipation Proclamation
In this Proclamation made by Abraham Lincoln, he says that he is freeing the slaves. This was specifiacally for the regions of the US that were rebelling, but the Union took those over and eventually tried to enforced the law (although that does not stay). -
Theory of Total War
[I DID NOT FIND A DATE FOR THIS, SO I MADE A DATE ASSUMPTION]
The theory of total war is when a war is so big, everyone is involved, espcially the citizens. Usually you see this with big, violent attacks on citizens such as bombing once the town is captured. -
Siege of Vicksburg
In this amazing takeover, the Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army crossed over the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate Army of Vicksburg their trap, making the Confederates surrender. Vicksburg was the last major Confederate citadel on the Mississippi River; therefore, capturing it made the Confederates again, even weaker than they were before. -
Gettysburg
In ths battle that was a victory for the Union in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, this was probably the biggest battle of them all. This battle involved one of the largest amount of casualties of the entire war, and some people say this was the most crtitial moment of the war (besides the surrender). The Union had 3100 people killed, and the Confederates had 4700 killed. This was a huge three day battle, and helped the Union get the winning edge on the war. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
In this long "battle" that lasted over a month, Sherman and his Union army fight there way to the sea, to get out of Atlanta, the city that is captured by the Confederates. -
Appomattox Courthouse
This was a court house battle, and the final battle before the Confederates surrenderd. The Confederates attacked the Union thinking the Union had a weak spot, but the Union fought back hardered than ever, and the Confederates surrendered. -
Assassination/Death of Lincoln
Lincoln, while still president, get fatally shot while watching a play on the balcony of the theatre. He dies the next morning, in a room across the street. The man who shot him is eventually captured, and is wounded also after he (stupidly) jumped off of the theatre's balcony. Overall, the nation is very sad over it. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery (and involintary servitude) completely, freeing millions of Black slaves. This is great, although racism is still in the United States, as a hundred years later they would be fighting over the same thing.
