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Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter needed supplies, but it was a northern territory surrounded by southern territory. The fort needed some supplied, so Lincoln decided to send some over. The south knew of this, so they attacked the fort when they could. This attack marked the first battle of the civil war. -
First battle of Bull Run
Lincoln wanted to take the southern's capitol, Richmond. They clashed with southern troops before they could reach the battle at a major railroad. This battle was significant because it caused the North to take the South serious. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a hesitant decision by President Lincoln to free slaves in the North, and letting them join the army. By letting them join the army, the North would have more troops and it also encouraged more slaves to flee from their masters in the South to the North. -
Battle of Antietam
The north decided to attack the South at Antietam creek. They fought all day, but it seemed like no one was winning, but everyone was dying. The North and South both retreated, and this battle turned out to be the most bloody battle on American Soil ever. -
Formation of the 54th Mass.
This army regiment was the most famous African-American regiment. Even though African-Americans were typically given the worst jobs, many joined because it was better than slavery. -
Battle of Gettysburg
General Lee and his army of the South decide to attack the north, and on their arrival, they met up with Union Forces. They fought for 3 days until they lost. This was the 'turning point' of the Civil War in favor of the North. -
Defeat of Vicksburg
Shortly after the victory of Gettysburg, General Grant had fulfilled the Anaconda Plan by surrounding Vicksburg, the last stronghold of the Confederates of the Mississippi river. General Grant held the Confederates there for a month and a half until they surrendered. -
New York City Draft Riots
The New York City Draft Riots were the direct response of a mostly working-class Irishmen who were angry with new laws being passed by Congress. They were angry at the fact that rich men could hire a substitute man to fight in his place, while they couldn't. More disturbingly, though. they killed many black Americans in one of the most racially charged riots in American history. [Some facts were cited from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_draft_riots] -
Gettysburg Address
This Address was made by President Lincoln in response to those who died in the battle of Gettysburg. This Address remains as one of the most famous presidential speeches of all time. He did not let the people who died in Gettysburg die in vain, and he enforced the saying that the United States was founded on the fact that "all men are created equal." -
Sherman's march to the sea
This was the final Union attack to the South. General Sherman had the idea of total war (destroying everything in the path), and he completed it in a march from Atlanta to the sea. -
Congress passes the 13th Amendment
As the end of the southern rebellion, was approaching, Lincoln took the chance to encourage congress to pass the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery. The 13th amendment is one of the most widely celebrated in America. -
Creation of Freedman’s Bureau
As the 13th amendment was passed earlier, there was an influx of free black families with no support from the government. The government decided to form the "Freedman's Bureau" who's mission was to help former slaves get through with their lives and their children's lives. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
Through his reluctance, and his fighting spirit, General Lee finally realized the end was there, and he should surrender. He and Grant meet in a house in Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia. This officially marked the end of the southern rebellion. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Less than a week after Lee's surrender, Lincoln will be assassinated by a government conspirator, John Wilkes Boothe. Lincoln was shot on the back of the head as he was in a theater watching a play. This marked the end of Lincoln's role in the government, and it opened the way for Vice-president Johnson to become president. -
14th Amendment
Because the Civil Rights Act didn't seem to work, Congress decided to pass the 14th Amendment, which gave all U.S. same rights, and if states didn't abide by this, they would lose representatives in congress. This showed the North's interest for proper reconstruction -
15th Amendment
As the south tried to create loopholes in the previous amendments, Congress prevented further loopholes for voting by passing the 15 amendment, which states citizens can't be stopped from voting "on account of race or color" -
End of Reconstruction
As the new president, Rutherford B Hayes, had promised to withdraw all the federal troops from the south, he did just that. He ended the reconstruction era of the south, and Republican's fight for racial equality. It was until another 74 years until the civil rights movement begins. -
Supreme Court Case Plessy vs Ferguson
Marked as one of the worst decision made by the supreme court, the supreme court ruled that segregation was not against the constitution. They said citizens were "separate, but equal,"
