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Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a series of 5 bills that were passed in the United States regarding the territories aquired during the Mexican-American war. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act created the 2 states of Kansas and Nebraska for settlement, and had the effect of reappealing the Missouri Compromise. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a series of very violent political confrontations along the Kansas border involving anit-slavery Free Staters and Border Ruffians. -
The Dred Scott Decision
The Dred Scott decision was the biggest case held during the Civil War. This case decided whether or not African Amercians, free or slaves, could be American Citizens. In a 7-2 vote, the court denied Scotts request to sue. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
These were a series of 7 debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. There were many issues discussed, but the main issue in each debate was slavery. -
Lincoln's Election
Lincoln's election was on November 6, 1860. His opponent was John Breckinridge. Lincoln becoming president was very important for the United States because he would later work to free the slaves and abolish slavery. -
Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter was the battle which triggered the Civil War. There was a 2 day raid on Fort Sumter, which started the whole Civil War. -
Bull Run
This was the first major land battle of the Civil War. The Union brought their army across Bull Run, only to meet the confederate army. The battle ended in a Confederate Victory. -
Harper's Ferry
Robert E. Lee's confederate army marched across the Potomac river, starting the first invasion of the North. In the end, the union would surrender. -
Antietam
This was the first major battle of the Civil war to take place on Union soil. It was the bloodiest battle day in American history, with 22,717 dead, wounded, and missing on both sides combined. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This was an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln as a war measure to the Executive Branch. The Proclamation also ordered that suitable persons among those freed could be enrolled into the Army. -
Gettysburg
The battle of Gettyburg was fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was fought between Union and Confederate forces. This battle had the largest number of casualties out of any other battle during the war. It ended in a Union victory. -
Gettysburg Address
This was a speech by Abrham Lincoln 4 and a half months after the Battle of Gettysburg. It is one of the most famous speeches in history, citing the principles of human equality. -
Andersonville Prison
This preserves the old Fort Sumter, which was turned into a prisoner-of-war camp for the Union forces. Of the 45000 that were there, nearly 13000 died of starvation or mal-nutrition. -
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
This was the final battle with General Lee's Confederate army and General Grant's Union army. The Confederate army surrendered to the Union army in one of the last battles of the Civil War. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
On April 14, 1865, President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Fords theater. Booth was planning to take out the three most important people in power, therefore reviving the confederacy. -
Reconstruction
This was the period of time after the Civil War in which the united states was trying to reconstruct itself to have both the north and south be united again.
