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Formation of Republican Party
Ideas from the declining Free Soil Party led to the creation of the Republican party, Republicans were against slavery and believed the spread threatened the free labor system. -
Dred Scott Case
The Supreme Court expand slaveholder's rights which led to an increase in sectional tensions. -
Lincoln's Election
Republican Abraham Lincoln wins the 1860 Presidential Election even though his name wasn't on most ballots in the South. South Carolina chooses to not be under Lincoln's presidency and secedes from the Union. -
Confederacy is Formed
7 other states joined South Carolina and left the Union, forming the Confederate States of America and electing Jefferson Davis as president. -
The Civil War Begins
Confederate soldiers fire the first shots of the war at Fort Sumter. -
Battle of Bull Run
Confederates shock the North with their victory of the first major battle of the Civil War, -
Battle of Antietam
Battle ends with a title of being the bloodiest battle of the Civil War and a Union Victory. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Following the Battle of Antietam, Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation that freed slaves and allowed them to join the Union army. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Confederate general Stonewall Jackson is accidentally shot and killed by one of his own soldiers, but Confederacy still claims victory, -
The Gettysburg Address
Lincoln gives a short speech informing Americans that the war is almost over and to focus on rebuilding the Country. -
President Andrew Johnson's Impeachment
Johnson was accused of violating Office of Tenure Act after firing the Secretary of War, but was found innocent by one vote. -
Sherman's March
Union general William Sherman led troops from a victory in Atlanta to the sea, aiming to destroy Confederacy's will to fight. -
Lincoln gets Assassinated
John Wilkes Booth shot President Lincoln in the head at Ford's Theater. -
The Civil War Ends
The Union takes over Richmond, the Confederate capital, causing Robert E. Lee to surrender the Confederacy at the Appomattox Court House. -
Grant's Election
Republican and popular war hero Ulysses S. Grant was elected 18th president. He was thought of as a disappointing president due to political scandals and corruption during his presidency.
