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Compromise of 1850
There are 5 parts to the Compromise:
-California would be admitted as a free state
-New Mexico and Utah could decide
-No sale of slaves in Washington DC
-Texas would give up claim to New Mexico territory
-Fugitive Slave Act (Required citizens to apprehend runaway slaves) -
The New Republican Party
The Republican party formed, mostly with Northerners. They hoped to resurrect The Missouri Compromise -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska act would repeal the Missouri compromise. Kansas would become part of the South and Nebraska would become part of the North. -
Lincoln wins the Election
Lincoln's presidential election victory was very controversial. It caused the Democratic party to split over slavery. -
Confederate States of America
In February of 1861, the South created the Confederate States of America. They elected Jefferson Davis as their president. -
Fort Sumter
The first shots of The Civil War were shot at Fort Sumter. It was the CSA's first victory of the war. -
Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle of the Civil War. The confederates, under the influence of Thomas Jackson (Also known as Stonewall Jackson), won the battle against the Union -
Battle of Antietam
McClellan ordered his men to pursue Lee, the two sides fought near a creek called Antietam. The battle ended up being one of the bloodiest single-day battle in American history. Instead of ending the war, McClellan did nothing and Lincoln removed him from command. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln's powers as commander in chief allowed him to order his troops to seize enemy resources. He decided that just as he could order the Union Army to take Confederate supplies, he could also authorize the army emancipate slaves. Emancipation became a weapon of war. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
This 3 day battle caused major losses: 23,000 Union Soldiers and 28,000 Confederate soldiers.The battle also destroyed any of the hopes Lee had to invade the North. -
Reconstruction
Reconstruction, the period during which the United States began to rebuild after the civil war, lasted from 1865 to 1877. The term also refers to the process the federal government used to readmit the Confederate states to the Union. -
Johnson's reconstruction plan
After Lincoln's assassination, Johnson took over his reconstruction plans and made some changes to them. The difference was that Johnson tried to break the planters power by excluding high-ranking Confederates and wealthy southern land owners from taking the oath needed for voting privileges. -
The Freedman's Bureau
The Freedman's Bureau was created by Congress to provide food, clothing, and education to former slaves and poor whites in the south. On June 28th, 1872 the Secretary of War issued an order discontinuing the bureau in accordance with a June 10th act of Congress. From June 30th 1872 onward the remaining actions of the bureau would be carried out by the general of the U.S. Army. -
Ku Klux Klan
The Klan's goals was to destroy he Republican party, to throw out the Reconstruction movements, to add to the planter class, and to prevent african americans from exercising their political rights.They killed perhaps 20000 men, women, and children to achieve those goals. -
The 14th and 15th Amendments
The 14th Amendment-prevented states from denying rights and privileges to any US citizen. The 15th Amendment- no one can be kept from voting because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
