American History Unit 5

By Rorie

  • Cyrus McCormick

    Cyrus McCormick
    Invented the McCormick reaper in 1824 and it helped farmers not rely on people to do human labor.

  • Bombardment of Fort Sumter

    Bombardment of Fort Sumter
    This morning no news was able to reach Anderson yet, General P.G.T. Beauregard ordered the bombardment of Fort Sumter. The shore batteries continued until Anderson lowered the American flag thirty-four hours later when the Union troops had used all of their ammunition and food stores (Ignitia.com Editors).

  • Fredericksburg

    Fredericksburg
    Lee met General Ambrose E. Burnside, in Fredericksburg on the banks of the Rappahannock River. General Burnside, attempted, to take Lee's forces, which were fortified at the top of a series of hills. Burnside retreated with his remaining troops and asked to be relieved of his command (Ignitia.com Editors).

  • Merrimac vs. Monitor

    Merrimac vs. Monitor
    This is one of the most famous navel battles the Merrimac vs. Monitor. The war started when the Confederate ship Merrimac attackd the Union ships in Hampton Roads before McClellan's peninsular campaign. This was created a new era for navel battles and the South could not win.

  • New Orleans

    New Orleans
    The Union troops following the Confederate into New Orleans and occupied the city of New Orleans.

  • Vicksburg

    Vicksburg
    Vicksburg, Mississippi had been the only serious stronghold against Union command of the mighty river( Ignitia.com editors). Grant marched his troops down and waited downstream for Rear Admiral David D. Porter to run the fleet of gunboats and transports past the Vicksburg batteries. The battle went on for forty-seven days. On July 4, 1863, the battle was over.

  • Chickamauga

    Chickamauga
    Union and Confederate troops met at Chickamauga Creek, and the Union troops were defeated and retreated to Chattanooga. The Union troops did not surrender but held out for reinforcements (Ignitia.com Editors). These forces had troops traveling by rail across the states from the army of the Potomac and those led by William Sherman.

  • The Freedman's Bureau

    The Freedman's Bureau
    The Freedman's Bureau was established as part of the war department. They initially thought it would only take a year to learn how to vote and then the bill was passed in 1866.

  • Abraham Lincoln Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln Assassination
    Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's Theater as he watched the play the assassin's bullet went through him. All his hopes and dreams for the nation were ended.

  • Black Codes

    Black Codes
    When theses slaves were free the old codes needed to be updated. So they came up with Black Codes and the blacks had different laws then the whites.