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Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 were Five separate bills passed by the Congress, which discussed confrontations on free states and slave states, of territories acquired by Mexican-American War. -
The Kansas Nebraska Act
This act was between the states Kansas and Nebraska on deciding whether or not they will allow slavery or not. This repealed the Missouri Compromise about not having slavery in the North (36-30 latitude). -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a series of violent political confrontations in the United States between 1854-1861, involving anti-slavery, pro-slavery, or sothern elements in Kansas. -
The Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott, who lived in Missouri, got brought up the the Northern territories in which he sued for his freedom. This meant that African Americans could never be citizens, declaring to free all territories above the latitude of 36-30 -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
This debate, was one between Abraham Lincoln and Senator Stephan Douglas. The two had debated during the 1858 Illinois state election campaign as among the most significant statements in American political history. There were seven debates between the two about issues involving not only of critical importance to the sectional conflict over slavery and states’ rights, but also touched deeper questions that would continue to influence political discourse. -
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was a single battle taken place in this certain location. Fort Sumter is near Charleston, South Carolina, which is near the Confederate States Army, and the return gunfire and surrender by the United States Army that started the Civil War. -
Bull Run
Bull Run was also a battle that is also known as First Manassas, which was fought in July in Virginia. The battle was between the Union and Confederate armies. The battle had begun with about 35,000 Union troops marched from the federal capital to strike a Confederate force of 20,000 along a small river. The name of the river is Bull Run. -
Harper's Ferry
Harper's Ferry was actually a battle taken place in September of 1862. The battle had only lasted about three days. This battle was apart of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War. It was also one of the largest surrenders the United States had during the Civil War time. -
Antietam
Another battle of the Civil War, which is also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the south. This battle was the bloodiest day in American history, which led to an Union victory. This victory made it easier for President Lincoln's to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This proclamation was made by President Abraham Lincoln. The proclamation stated all slaves in the rebellious states “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.” The actual proclamation was issued in January of 1863. -
Gettysburg and Gettysburg Address
The Battle of Gettysburg was once again with the Union and Confederate unions. Gettysburg Address was the speech that Abraham Lincoln said, which was one of the best known in American history. His speech was about the principles of human equality contained in the Declaration of Independence and connected the sacrifices of the Civil War with the desire for “a new birth of freedom,” -
Lincoln's Election
The 16th Presidential election, in which Lincoln won was during the Civil War. In the Boarder states, war Democrats had joined forces with the Republicans to create the National Union Party. Lincoln was the head of the ticket at that time. -
Andersonville Prison
From 1864-1865, Andersonville, Georgia, served as the site of a notorious Confederate military prison. This prison was officially called Camp Sumter because it was the largest southern prison for captured union soldiers. The prison was known best for their unhealthy conditions and their high death rate. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln was assassinated by a well-known stage actor, named John Wilkes Booth in April of 1865. Lincoln was attending the play, Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. Booth killed Lincoln because he was open to Confederate sympathizer during the war, and Lincoln being apposed to slavery, Booth thought Lincoln was going to over throw the Constitution. -
Reconstruction
In the end of the Civil War, the Union had defeated the Confederate forces. The Union had freed some four million slaves, and were given their freedom. But in the South, they had a reconstructing period from 1865-1877, which introduced many more significant challenges. -
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
General Robert E. Lee, Confederate, surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant, Union. This surrender had ended the Civil War after four years of battles. The Confederate general had abandoned the Confederate capital in order to rally the remnants of his troops and keep fighting. But that was not the case.
