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Civil War Time Line
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Compromise of 1850
Five bills, passed in September 1850, which defused a four-year confrontation between the slave states of the South and the free states of the North. -
Kansas/Nebraska Act
Created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opening new lands for settlement, and had the effect of repealing the Missouri Compromise -
Bleeding Kansas
VIolent political confrontations involving anti-slavery Free-Staters and pro-slavery -
Dred Scott Decision
He was an African-American slave in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom -
Lincoln and Douglas Debates
Series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate for Senate in Illinois, and the incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas, the Democratic Party candidate. -
Harpers Ferry
Also known as John Brown raids. Armed slave raid -
Lincolns Election
President of the United States and the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the American Civil War. -
Fort Sumter
Was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter, near Charleston, South Carolina, that started the American Civil War. -
Bull Run
It was the first major land battle of the American Civil War. -
Antietam
It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000 casualties on both sides -
Emancipation Proclamation
It proclaimed the freedom of slaves in ten states that were still in rebellion -
Gettsyburg
It was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War -
Gettysbury Address
A speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, considered one of the most well known in American history. It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War -
Andersonville Prison
Andersonville was one of the largest Confederate military prisons during the Civil War. -
Surrender at Appomattax Court House
Robert E. Lee realized there was little choice but to consider the surrender of his Army to General Grant. -
Assination Of Lincoln
The assassination of United States President Abraham Lincoln took place on Good Friday
