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Compromise of 1850
-Henry Clay tried to pass a package of 5 bills
-Stephn A. Douglas divided Clay's plan so that Congress could vote on each bill separately
-President fillmore persuaded several Whig representatives to vote on the bills they opposed
-Congress passed the 5 bills separately -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
-written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
-had a description of how cruel and inhuman slavery was
-the book had a big impact on pubic feelings -
Bleeding Kansas
1855-1861
-the Kansas-Nebraska Act abolished the missouri Compromise’s use of latitude as the boundary between slave and free states
-instead, the residents of Kansas decided whether the area became a free state or a slave state
-proslavery and free state settlers flooded into Kansas to try to influence the decision
-violence erupted as both fought for control
-before his raid on Harpers Ferry, abolitionists John Brown led anti-slavery fighters into Kansas -
Dred-Scott Decision
-in 1846, Scott sued for for his freedom claiming he should be free because he had once lived on free soil
-11 years later the case reached the supreme court -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
-the 2 met 7 times in August, September, and October of 1858
-the main topic of the debates was slavery
-Douglas won a narrow victory; Lincoln lost but earned a national reputation from the debates -
Raid on Harper's Ferry
-after the 1858 elections, Southerners began feeling threatned by growing republican power
-John Brown led 18 men, both whites and African Americans, on a raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia
-Brown was later hung causing an uproar in the North -
Election of 1860
-Lincoln and Douglas were running again
-Lincoln won with 180 out of 303 electoral votes
-Douglas was 2nd with 30% of the vote -
South Carolina Seceds
South Carolina seceds from the Union -
Mississippi Seceds
MIssissippi seceds from the Union -
Florida Seceds
Florida seceds from the Union -
Alabama Seceds
Alabama seceds from the Union -
Georgia Seceds
Georgia seceds from the Union -
Louisiana Seceds
Louisiana seceds from the Union -
Texas Seceds
Texas seceds from the Union -
Conferderate States of America are Formed
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Fort Sumter
Location: Charleston Harbor, SC
Southern forces were attempting to seize as many Union forts in the South as possible. Lincoln told Southern leaders the North would not fire on the South unless fired upon first. Southern forces fired! The war had begun!!! -
1st Battle of Bull Run (Battle of Manassas Junction)
Location: Bull Run River (Manassas Junction)
Northern forces marched from Washington D.C. expecting a quick victory. After initially pushing the Southern forces back, Southern forces charged at the Union soldiers with their "Rebel Yell", forcing the North to retreat. -
Monitor vs. Merrimack (Battle of Hampton Roads)
Location: Norfolk, VA (Hampton Roads)
The South had covered an abandoned Northern ship with iron in an effort to break the Union blockade. The North countered with their own ironclad. The sips fought to a draw, but it is considered a Union victory. They kept the South in the harbor. -
Battle of Shiloh
Location: Corinth, MS/Shiloh, TN
Led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, the North defeated the South in the bloodiest 2 day battle of the civil war. Grant earned the reputation as a "butcher" of men. Congress wanted him removed but Lincoln responded "I can't spare this men, he fight." -
Capture of New Orleans
Location: New Orleans, LA
Union forces led by Admiral David G Farragut, surprised the South capturing New Orleans. The city was a major trade city of the South and its capture meant less supplies for Confederate soldiers. -
Battle of Antietam
Location: Antietam Creek
Due to Gen. McClellan's hesitation the North was attacked by Lee's forces. The north was able to hold off the South in the bloodiest single day of the war. The hesitation by McClellan caused Lincoln to replace him. Also convinced Lincoln to write/issue the Emancipation Proclamation -
Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville
Location: Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, VA
At Fredericksburg Gen. Burnside mistakenly thought he could charge up a hill and overtake the Confederates. The Union suffered heavy losses and Burnside resigned as General. At Chancellorsville the Confederates scored another victory but at a high cost (pyrite). Gen. Stonewall Jackson was shot and died days later. -
Siege at Vicksburg
Location: Vicksburg, MS
Over 9 months Grant led a siege on Vicksburg, finally gaining victory on July 4th,, 1863. The North now gained control of the Mississippi River, this splitting the Confederacy in tax. Following this victory Pres. Lincoln named Grant commander of the U.S. Army. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Location: Washington D.C.
Lincoln understood that taking a stand against slavery would make Britain and France less likely to aid the South. The E.P. freed all within any state in rebellion against the U.S. This allowed African Americans to join the military and led to the 13th Amendment. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Location: Gettysburg, PA
Northern and Southern forces met by accident at Gettysburg. The first 3 days saw the South push the North back to cemetery Ridge. On the 3rd day Lee sent Gen. Pickett over the ridge where they were easy targets for the North. The South had to retreat. The failed charge was known as "Pickett's Charge". -
Sherman's March to Sea
Location: Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia
William T. Sherman marched his troops from town to town destroying anything important to the South (total war). -
Battle at Appomattox
Location: Appomattox Court House, VA
It was the final engagement of Confederate Army Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia before it surrendered to the Union Army under Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Lee retreated West. Union forces persued and cut off the Confederate retreat at the village of ACH. Lee launched an attack to break through the Union forces. When he realized that the cavalry was backed up by 2 corps of Union infantry, he had no choice but to surrender. -
Lincoln's Assassination
Location: Washington, D.C.
John Wilkes Booth fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln at a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. The attack came only 5 days after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his massive army at Appomattox Court House, VA.
