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Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 had been a series of laws passed by the U.S. Congress.It was created when new land was added to the United States after the Mexican War. -
The Dred Scott trail verdict
Dred Scott was a slave who was taken into free states where he sued to gain his freedom. -
John Brown's raid on Harper's Fairy
Man named John Brown leads a small group on a raid against an armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, and started to attempt an armed slave revolt and destroy the idea of slavery. -
Fort Sumter is fired upon
Fort Sumter was generally the 1st battle and was won by the Confederates. -
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Bull Run was on July 21 and this battle began when 35,000 Union troopshad marched from Washington, D.C. to strike a Confederate force of 20,000 along a small river known as Bull Run. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was fought on September 17, 1862. It is thought to be the bloodiest- single day battle in American History. -
The emancipation proclamation
The emancipation proclamation had been to free all slaves and have secede states of the South. -
Siege of Vicksburg
Capturing Vicksburg would sever the Trans-Mississippi Confederacy from that east of the Mississippi River and open the river to Northern traffic along its entire length -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought during July 1 to July 3, 1863, it is considered the most important battle of the Civil War. -
Battle of Missionary Ridge
The Battle of Missionary Ridge was in November 25, 1863 at Chattanooga, Tennessee. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment has been that slavery would be abolished. -
Surrender of Appomattox Courthouse
Surrender of Appomattox Courthouse was on April 9, 1865. Confederate General Robert E. Lee had surrendered his Army Northern -
Abraham Lincoln assassination
Booth slipped into the box and fired his a single-shot pistol into the back of Lincoln’s head. Lincoln had been at Fords Theater. -
Reconstruction Act of 1867
The Reconstruction Act of 1867 had been a series of orders meant to help reconstruct the U.S after the devastation of the Civil War. -
Andrew Johnson's impeachment
The impeachment of Andrew Johnson had been a result of political conflict. -
Election of 1876
The United States election of 1876 had been one of the closes races in American history.
