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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe and it was published in the 1850s. The book was written towards Slavery and African Americans in the US. The book is supposed to “help lay groundwork for Civil War” On March 20th, 1852 -
Lincoln elected as president
In the year 1860 Abraham Lincoln got elected as president on November 6. He served as president from 1860 to 1865 from when he got killed. -
South Carolina secedes
On December 20, 1860 the South Carolina became the first state to secede from the federal Union. The presidential election triggered across the slaveholding south. -
Fort Sumter
At the stat of the civil war, there was a 34 hour artillery attack. In the year 1861 of April, the general P.G.T Beauregard attacked Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. -
Confederate states of America
The confederate states of america happened from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865. They fought against the United States during the civil war. -
First Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run was the first important battle of the Civil War. The battle was fought in Prince William County, Virginia on July 21, 1861. -
Battle of the Ironclads
One of the most famous battles during the American Civil War, The Battle of Ironclads, witch you may known as many other names such as, The Battle of Hampton Roads, or the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack was a naval battle during the American Civil War that took place between March 8, 1862 – March 9, 1862. -
Homestead act
The homestead act happened during the civil war on March 20th, 1862. It provided any citizen who never had born arms against the U.S government. This then means that they could get 160 acres of government land. -
Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was fought in southwestern Tennessee, April 6-7, 1862. It was one of the first battles in the Westerent Theater of the American Civil War. -
Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was fought on September 17, 1862, between Confederate Gen. It was in the Southern United States. -
Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It was fought on December 11-15, 1862. -
Chancellorsville
The Battle of cellorsville was fought on April 30 to May 6 , 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. It was a major battle that was apart of the Civil War. -
Vicksburg
One on the final major military actions taken in the Vicksburg campaign of the American civil war was the Vicksburg siege. In a series of operation Gen. Ulysses S. Union Maj. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate Army of Mississippi. It happened on May 18, 1863 – Jul 4, 1863. -
Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in Pennsylvania, by the Union and Confederate forces. The battle had also involved the largest amount of casualties of the whole war. It happened from July 1 - July 3, 1863. -
Gettysburg address
It was a book that was written by Abraham Lincoln. The book was published on November 19th, 1863. The book is a speech that he delivered in dedication to the soldiers. -
Ten-percent plan
The ten percent plan was a presidential proclamation that was issued on December 8, 1863. It was issued by Abraham Lincoln during the civil war. -
13th amendment
The United Sates 13th amendment Constitution says that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." This is an amendment against slavery and it officials became a Law January 31, 1865. -
Appomattox
The Battle of Appomattox Court House was found on April 9, 1865. It was fought in Virginia and led to the Confederate General Robert E. Lee to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. -
Lincoln assination
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the united states from 1861 to 1865 when he got assassinated. He led the nation through the civil war and he was also a lawyer. He got killed on April 15, 1865, Petersen House, Washington D.C. -
President Johnson impeached
President Johnson was impeached by the house of representatives on February 24, 1868. Johnson was charged with violating the Tenure of Office Act. This violation caused him to get impeached from office.
