Civil War (10)

Antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction

Period: Jan 1, 1830 to Dec 31, 1877

Texas gains independence

Period: Sep 4, 1836 to Dec 29, 1845

United States wins war with Mexico, Texas becomes a state. By adding a state, south becomes stronger.

War with Mexico

Apr 10, 1846

US goes to war with Mexico

Compromise of 1850

Apr 4, 1850

Slave trade banned in D.C., popular sovereignty. California free; North and South stay balanced.

Dred Scott Case

Mar 4, 1857

Dred Scott does not gain his freedom, even after living in a free state

South Carolina secedes

Dec 20, 1860

Lincoln's Inauguraton

Mar 4, 1861

Lincoln becomes president; He represents freeing the slaves

Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

North/Union held up in fort; South/Confederacy forces them to surrender

First Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

Union winning, but Confederates rally to victory

Battle of Hampton Roads

Mar 9, 1862

Between Monitor and Merrimack

Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

Union victory by Ulysses S. Grant in Tennessee

Battle of Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

bloodiest battle/day in 'Murica; standoff

Battle of Chancellorsville

Apr 30, 1863

prelude to Gettysburg; Hooker vs. Lee; Confederates won

Stonewall Jackson dies

May 10, 1863

shot by his own men, amputate arm, gets pneumonia...kaput

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

Gettysburg Address

Nov 19, 1863