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Compromise of 1850
An effort made by Henry Clay to please both the North and the South. It abolished slave trade in Washington D.C and made it easier for southerners to return slaves. -
Fugitive Slave Act
This held that alleged fugitives were not entitled to a trial to jury and anyone who helped a runaway slave was to be imprisoned. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Congress let Nebraska and Kansas vote if they were to be a slave or a free state. Kansas chose to be a slave state, and violence broke out. This also led to the formation of the Republican party (who believed the spread of slavery was against the US free labor system). -
Dred Scott Case
The Supreme Court ruled that African Americans did not have the same rights as federal citizens. It said that being on free territory did not make a slave free. A particular man, Dred Scott, was not granted freedom although he was on free territory. -
The Raid at Harper's Fairy
Brown captured citizens and hoped that the African Americans would join the raid, leading to weapons being supplied to slaves, but he was captured. It was an attempt to arouse a general slave uprising. -
The Election of Abraham Lincoln
This election was controversial because Lincoln was not on most ballots. These southern states: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana seceded from the US. -
Fort Sumter
The confederates fire shots at this fort, this is the beginning of the Civil War, and Lincoln declares war. -
Battle of Bull Run
Stonewall Jackson forces the Union to retreat towards Washington D.C, and the confederates win this battle, which the North was not expecting. -
Battle of Antietam
This was the bloodiest battle where both armies suffered great losses. Lee withdrew from Virginia, the Union won at this battle, and Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation (freed slaves in the confederacy). -
Chancellorsville
In this battle, the Confederates won, but Stonewall Jackson was accidentally shot by one of his own men -
Gettysburg
Lee's second invasion in the North was stopped. The Union wins this battle and it is a turning point in the Civil War. Lincoln gave a speech here dedicated to the soldiers that died at this battle. -
Vicksburg
This was a Union victory, and they gained control of the Mississippi River isolating the Confederates. -
Appomattox Court House
Lee surrenders to Grant. The Civil War is over. -
Andrew Johnson Becomes 17th President of the U.S.d
He pardoned most confederates who swore allegiance to the union, and he said that states could form new governments. However, he is impeached due to violating the Tenure of Office Act and for accused crimes. -
Ulysses S. Grant becomes the 18th president
A lot of scandals and corruption occurred during his presidency, and he was better as a military hero then a president. During his presidency, the 15th Amendment was ratified, and it allowed for male African Americans to vote.
