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Virginia and Kentucky resolutions
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison crated these revolutions to protest against the Federalist Alien and Sedition Acts. -
Hartford convention meets during War of 1812
This convention was a meeting of the problems in the war of 1812 . The New Enlan federalists group led the way in all topics. -
Missouri Compromise
The missuri compromise was that any land above the 36° 30´ was free states and below it were slave states. With the missouri compromise missouri became a slave state but maine was added as a free state. -
Tariff of Abominations passed
The tariffs that were passed were to promote stimulation of northern states economy. But the tariff in 1828 pushed the north citizens to do their best work to beat the south. -
South Carolina tries to nullify
South Carolina tried to nullify the Tarrif of Abominations because it only benifited the north and its industries and economically hurt the south. South Carolina wanted to disolve the union -
Aboltition of slavery Act
In 1833 Parliament passed a further act to abolish slavery in the British West Indies, Canada and southern Africa. Therefore it was now illegal to buy or own a person. -
Texas declares independence from mexico
On this day texas declared itself free from mexico and gained itss independence. They got this because mexicos lost ment that land was now U.S. terriorty. -
James Polk Elected
Mr. James Polk was the U.S's 11th president, he hd a tough time in Tennesse. But other than that he was elected presidant and later died in office. -
Mexican War
The mexican war was our real first try at manifest destiny, but the whole war wasnt just to take over all their land and become a major super power. We wanted texas but they wouldnt give it to us, so it was a fight for it. -
Wilmont Proviso
The wilmont proviso was andidea created by David Wilmont, he said "neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist" in lands won in the Mexican-American War. -
Fugative slave law enacted
The fugative slave law passed in 1850- and stated that any run-away slaves must be returned into their owners. -
Califrnia enters the Union
California entered the union as the 31st state, but also a non-slave state with the victory during the mexican war. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Stowe hated slavery and one day she sat down about how bad slavery really is. The book sold over 500,00 copies and she became a hero in the north and most wanted in the south. -
Formation of Reublican Party
The formation of the Republican party was out of rage and angry due to the Kansas- Nebraska act. Large public meetings were held in numerous Northern communities, some of which used the term “Republican.” -
Kansas-Nebraska Act Passed
The Kansas-Nebraska act allowed people in the areas or Kansas and Nebraska to choice wheter they wanted to have or dont have slavery. But still didnt allow slavery over the 36, 30 line. -
"Border Ruffians" attack Lawrence
In May 1856, a band of Border Ruffians crossed the border from Missouri and attacked the free-soil community of Lawrence, Kansas. Also known as "Bleeding Kansas". -
Charles Sumner attacked
On this day charles sumner was attacked. The man that nearly killed sumner was a man named Preston Brooks. Brooks nearly beat sumner to dealth due to his speach about anit-slavery. Brooks was known as a hero down-south. -
Pottawatomie Creek
On this night John Brown and his free-state volunteers brutily murdered five men that were for slavery. But these five men werent slave owners themselves, they just thought slavery was ok. -
Lecompton Constitution passed
The Lecompton Constitution enshrined slavery and received the support of President James Buchanan. -
Dred Scott decision announced
On this day the supreme court decided that dred had no freedom and was still a slave. Also with this the supreme court decided that blacks has no rights and were possession not people. -
Raid at harper's ferry
John Brown and his crew tried taking over Harpers Ferry and taking thre guns. His plan was take the guns and give them to the run away slaves. He was lkater caught the next morning and was put to dealth. -
Lincoln and Douglas Debates
THe debates between these two men went back and forth. The debates were about slavery and who would win the election for Illions represntative. -
Election of 1860
The presidental election came down to Lincoln a republican, Douglas a northern democrat, John C. Breakinridge southern democrat and John Bell constitutional union. The voting was in and Lincoln became resident. -
Democrats split
The democratic party split after the election of Lincoln. The democrates had a lot of dis-agreements about it and it soon became a big enough deal for people to split apart. -
Abraham Lincoln inaugurated
Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States over a deeply divided Democratic Party, becoming the first Republican to win the presidency. Lincoln received only 40 percent of the popular vote but handily defeated the three other candidates. -
Formation of Constitutional Union Party
This union was formed by the U,S. government and also had people from the the know-nothing group. The leader of tis union was John Bell who tried running in the 1860 election but lost. -
South Carolina Secedes
December 20,1860 South Carolina Secedes When Abraham Lincoln was re-elected in 1860, South Carolina’s 169 delegates unanimously agreed to secede from the Union, repealing the Constitution and its amendments. -
Attack on fort sumter
On April 10, 1861, Brig. Gen. Beauregard, in command of the provisional Confederate forces at Charleston, South Carolina, demanded the surrender of the Union garrison of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. The next day union returned fire, which prevoked the fight till April 13. When later that day the union surrrendered. -
Virgina Secedes
Virginia seceded from the Union. On April 16th, the delegates met in secrecy, passing the Ordinance of Secession the next day . -
1st battle of Bull run
This was the first major land battle of the armies in Virginia. The union was winning most of the battle, but the serge of the confederates came in a late win. -
Battle of the monitor and the merrimac
The battle of the monitor and the merrimac was a battle with two new weapons brought to the fight.One was the monitor and that was a a 987-ton armored turret gunboat, was built at New York to the design of John Ericsson. The merrimac was in the Gosport navy yard and converted it into an iron-clad ram, -
McClellan Returns after the Peninsula Campaign
McClellan’s original plan was to land on the Rappahannock River so that his troops would be closer to Richmond but Johnston started to move his troops to the river. This forced McClellan to instead land at Fort Monroe and march on to Richmond. Spring 1862. -
Battle of shiloh
The battle of shiloh resulted in a victory for the Union. But both sides paid the price estimated Casualties 23,746 total (US 13,047; CS 10,699). -
2nd battle of Bull run
The confederate forces were victorious, there were many dealths during this battle. There was 22,180 casualties. Of those, 13,830 were Union soldiers. -
Battle of Antietam
On September 16, 1862, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan and his Union Army of the Potomac confronted Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia at Sharpsburg, Maryland. Mccellan led his army to victoryu over Lees big army. -
Lee surrendes Commission
Robert E. Lee gradutedfrom military school with no dedcutions, but after a few years for the US army he decided it wasnt for him. He quit the army and then started his own army down south. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg, fought December 11-15, 1862, was one of the largest and deadliest of the Civil War. It featured the first major opposed river crossing in American military history. And with nearly 200,000 combatants, no other Civil War battle featured a larger concentration of soldiers. -
Emancipation Proclamation takes effect
On this day in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signs the final Emancipation Proclamation, which ends slavery in the rebelling states. -
Battle of Chanellorsville
Th battle of chancellorsville was more of a hit and run war untill the end. Again the confederates pulled out another win, Lee was now on a roll. -
Battle og gettysburg
Turing point of the Civil War. The Union army beat the Confederates and the Confederates lost military and political control. Days later, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Surrender of vicksburg
Vicksburg surrendered to the Union July 4, 1863 which gave the Union control of the Mississippi River. With this win the Union was now getting closer to catching and ending the conderates. -
Battle at fort wagner
At dusk July 18, Gillmore launched an attack spearheaded by the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, a black regiment. The unit’s colonel, Robert Gould Shaw, was killed. Members of the brigade scaled the parapet but after brutal hand-to-hand combat were driven out with heavy casualties. Confederates pulled out with the W. -
Lincoln Delivers Gettysburg Address
In just 272 words, Lincoln brilliantly and movingly reminded a war-weary public why the Union had to fight, and win, the Civil War. -
Atlanta burns to the ground
Atlanta burns tothe ground was all thanks to shermans army. They followed the scorched earth policy and burned everything so the cinfederates couldnt have any of it. -
Grant at cold harbor
In the overland campaign of 1864, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant with the Army of the Potomac battled General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia for six weeks across central Virginia. At the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna and Totopotomoy Creek, Lee repeatedly stalled, but failed to stop, Grant's southward progress toward Richmon -
Sherman set out for the sea
William T. Shermans to the Marchto the Sea, was the most destructive campaign against a civilian population during the Civil War. Sherman's march to the sea was the beginning of the end for South Carolina. After capturing Atlanta, Sherman marched his army to the sea, capturing the city of Savannah in December. -
Sherman reaches Savannah
On this day Sherman and his army of the union finally reached Savannah, Geaorgia. The journey has taken over 2 months. Well in the process burning down Atlanta. -
Lincoln delivers 2nd inaugural address
On this day lincoln gave another sppech addressing the union and telling the people the war was close to over. -
The confederate Capital falls
In the last days of the Civil War, the Confederate capital of Richmond falls after nine months under siege. General Lee and President Jefferson Davis flee the city as Union forces advance to reclaim Virginia. -
Surrender at appomattox
General Robert E. Lee was surrounded. He knew it was over. The Confederates were largely outnumbered with only 100,000 men. After Lee and Grantshook hands, Grant sat down to tell Lee of his terms of the surrender. Lee then asked for those terms to be written down on paper.
