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Compromise of 1850
-California would come in as a free state
-rest of the Mexican Cession would be decided by popular sovereignty
-Texas and New Mexico border issue resolved
-slave trade is ended in Washington DC
-more effective fugitive slave law would be passed -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
-antislavery novel published in 1852
-more than 2 million copies sold in a decade
-still widely read as a source about harsh realities of slavery -
Dredd Scott Decision
-landmark decision by the US Supreme court in which the court held that African Americans, whether enslaved or free could not be American citizens -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
-a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln And Senator Stephen Douglas for one of Illinois two US Senate Seats
-Lincoln lost
-gained national attention for Lincoln -
Raid on Harpers Ferry
-John Brown raided Harpers Ferry
-it was an effort by white abolitionists to start an armed slave revolt -
Election of 1860
-the issue of whether the south would secede was out forefront
-North Dem: Stephen Douglas
-South Dem: John C. Beckinridge
-Constitutional Union: John Bell
-Republican: Abraham Lincoln
-Lincoln Won -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the Union -
Mississippi Secedes
Mississippi secedes from the Union -
Florida Secedes
Florifa secedes from the Union -
Alabama Secedes
Alabama secedes from the Union -
Georgia Secedes
Georgia secedes from the Union -
Louisiana Secedes
Lousiana secedes from the Union -
Texas Secedes
Texas Secedes from the Union -
Confederate States
Canfederate States of America are formed -
Fort Sumter
Location: Charleston Harbor Southern forces were attempting to seize as many union forts in the south as possible. Lincoln told southern leaders the North would not fire upon first. Southern forces fired! The war had begun -
Bleeding Kansas (1855-1861)
-John Brown and his 5 sons killed 5 pro-slavery activists in what was called the Pottawatomie massacre -
1st Battle of Bull Run
Location: Bull Run River (Manassas Junction)
Northern Forces marched from Washington DC expecting a quick victory. After initially pushing the southern forces back, southern forces charged at the union soldiers with their ¨Rebel Yell" forcing the North to retreat. -
Monitor vs Merrimack
Location: Norfolk VA (Hampton Roads)
The South had covered an abandon Northern ship with iron in effort to break the Union blockade The north counted with their own ironclad. The ships fought to a draw but it's considered a Union victory. They kept the South in the Harbor -
Battle of Shiloh
Location: Corinth, MS/Shiloh, TN
Date: April 6-8, 1862
Led by General Ulysses S. Grant the North defeated the South in the bloodiest 2-day battle of the Civil War. Grant earned the reputation as a “butcher” of men. Congress wanted him removed but Lincoln responded “I can't spare this man; he fights.” -
Capture of New Orleans
Location: New Orleans, LA
Union forces, led by Admiral David G Farragut, surprised the South capturing New Orleans. The city was a major trade city of the South and its capture meant less supplies for the Confederate soldiers. -
Battle of Antietam
Location: Antietam Creek, MD
Due to General McClellan's hesitation the North was attacked by Lee’s forces. The North was able to hold off the South in the bloodiest single-day battle of the war. The hesitation by McClellan caused Lincoln to replace him. Also convinced Lincoln to write / issue the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Fredericksburg & Chancellorsville
Fredericksburg & Chancellorsville
Date: December 13, 1862/May 2, 1863
Location: Fredericksburg & Chancellorsville
Fredericksburg General Burnside mistakenly thought he could charge up a hill and overtake the Confederates. The Union suffered heavy losses and Burnside resigned as general. At Chancellorsville the Confederates scored another Victory with a high cost. General Stonewall Jackson was shot and died 8 Days later. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Date: January 1, 1863
Location: Washington DC
Lincoln understood that taking a stand against slavery would make Britain and France less likely to aid this South. The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves within any state in Rebellion against the US. This allowed African-Americans to join the military and led to the 13th Amendment. -
Siege at Vicksburg
Date: May 18-July 14, 1863
Location: Vicksburg, MS
Over 9 months Grant Ledisi Jean Vicksburg, finally gaining Victory on July 4th 1863. The North now gained control over the Mississippi River, thus splitting the Confederacy in two. Following his victory, President Lincoln named Grant commander of the US Army -
Battle of Gettysburg
Date: July 1-4, 1863
Location: Gettysburg, PA
Northern and Southern forces met by accident at Gettysburg. The first two days the South pushed the North back to cemetery Ridge. On the third day Lee sent General Pickett over the ridge where they were easy targets for the North. The South had to retreat. The failed charge was known as “Pickett's Charge” -
Sherman's March to the Sea
Date: November 15-December 21, 1864
Location: Atlanta, GA/Savannah, Ga
After leaving the decimated city of Atlanta on November 16, Sherman led his troops on a destructive campaign which concluded with the capture of the port city of Savannah on December 21. It is known for its boldness as well as the sheer destruction inflicted on the south, both to its industry as well as military targets, effectively destroying the Confederate’s capacity to wage war -
Surrender at Appomattox
Location: Appomattox Court House, VA
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his approximately 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in the front parlor of Wilmer McLean’s home in Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War. Days earlier, Lee had abandoned the Confederate capital of -
Lincoln's Assasination
Location: Washington, DC
John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor and Confederate sympathizer, fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln at a play at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. The attack came only five days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his massive army at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War.
