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Compromise of 1850
The Compromie of 1850 was a series of laws that try to end the territorial and slavery issues arising from the Mexican-American War. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
U.S. Congress permited the territories of both Kansas and Nebraska as American states. -
Bleeding Kansas
During the 1850's "Bleeding Kansas," was used to describe the violence between the pro and anti-slavery forces. -
The Dred Scott Decision
One of the most important decisions of American history. The Dred Scott Decision was the question of if slaves were free or not, whether African Americans would be considered American citizens and whether or not Congress had slavery rights over other territories. -
Lincoln- Douglas Debates
The Lincoln verse Douglas debates were over popular sovereignity and "states rights." These debates were aimed at resolving the issues of centeral governement. -
Harper's Ferry
The raid of Haper's Ferry was an actual failure of John Brown's intention. He wanted to start a rebellion against the Confederation and for slaves to rebell with them, but instead many of Brown's members of the rail were either killed or captured. -
Lincoln's Election
The election of President Lincoln was extremely signigicant reguarding that he was the first Republican American president. He was one of many heros to spark the freedom of black slaves. -
Fort Sumter
The battle of Fort Sumter was actually a simple battle. The Confederates fired first upon the Union and later Major Robert Anderson surrenered and evacuated. -
Bull Run
The Bull Run was the first real battle between the Confederates and Unions. -
Antietam
The bloodiest day in American military history, the Antietam Battle, ended in a draw.The Confederate retreat gave Lincoln the “victory” he had wanted. -
Emancipation Proclamation
After the Antietam, where the Confederates had retreated, Lincoln felt satisfied with his "victory" he desired before issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, a declaration for enslaved people of the Confederace. -
Gettysburg and Gettysburg Addressa
After the Gettysburg Battle, President Lincoln wrote a well-known speach called the Gettysburg Address. -
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
Surrounded and cut-off by the Union at the Appomattox Court House, all the Confederates could to was to surrender to the Union. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
On April 15, 1865 President Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth, a former stage actor, with conflcting views of Lincoln. -
Reconstruction
Reconstruction was one of the most controversial eras in American history. During the Civil War and ended in 1877, it witnessed America's first experiment in racial issues.
