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Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was a attempt to avoid a crisis between the north and the south the fugitive slave law. -
The Dred Scott trial verdict
It was a legal case that the supreme court ruled that if a slave goes from a slave state to a free state with its owner it is still not free because it is property. -
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry
when John Brown lead a small group to raid against a federal armory at Harper's Ferry Virginia, it was an attempt to start a slave revolt and destroy slavery. -
Fort Sumter is fired upon
Confederates early in the morning April 12, 1861 had guns around the harbor and opened fired on Fort Sumter. -
Battle of Bull Run
it was the first major land battle of the civil war. -
Siege of Vicksburg
the siege was from spring of 1862 to July of 1863, the union had Vicksburg surrounded and shot cannons into the city. Vicksburg was one of the Union’s most successful campaigns of the war. -
Battle of Antietam
the battle of Antietam was the bloodiest one day battle of all U.S military history. -
The Emancipation Proclamation is issued
the Emancipation declared that as of January 1, 1863 all slaves within the states that seceded from the union will forever be a free state. -
Battle of Gettysburg
the Battle of Gettysburg was a 3 day battle and was considered the most important engagement in the civil war. -
Battle of Missionary Ridge
Chatfield played a huge role in the battle of missionary ridge. -
XIIIth Amendment
it was when the U.S constitution officially abolished slavery in America. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
it was where confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army of northern Virginia to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. -
Abraham Lincoln's assassination
he was shot while attending a play at fords theater in Washington D.C. by John Wilkes Booth. -
Reconstruction Act of 1867
it laid out the process for the readmitting of Southern states into the union. -
Andrew Johnson's impeachment
the impeachment process started February 2, 1868. there were 11 articles of impeachment against president Andrew Johnson. -
Election of 1876
the election of 1876 was one of the most dispute president election in american history.
