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Trent Affair
U.S. Navy Officer found two confederate envoys aboard a British Mail Ship. The British saw this as a threat to the neutrality agreement, it created tensions between the Union and Britain during the civil war -
Battle of Shiloh
Union victory -
Battle of Chattanooga
Union victory -
Battle of Murfeesboro
Union victory -
Battle of Antietam
Inconclusive victory, but strategically union victory -
Battle if Fredericksburg
Confederate victory -
Emancipation Proclaimation
Proclaimed the freedom of all slaves within the union. -
States begin to pass black codes
Intent to restrict African American freedoms and rights. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Union victory and a large turning point in the war -
New York draft riots
Riots residing in New York to boycott the war draft. -
Battle of Chickamauga
Confederate victory -
Gettysburg Address
Speech given on the war, by Abraham Lincoln. -
Lincoln proposed ten percent plan
A plan for the reinstatement of the southern confederate states. -
Battle of cold harbor
Confederate victory. Remembered as one of America's bloodiest battles. -
Wade- Davis Bill
More strict bill for the reinstatement of confederate states. It was pocket vetoed by Lincoln. -
Battle of Franklin
Union victory -
Battle of Nashville
Large victory for the union army -
13th Amendment
Abolishment of slavery -
Freedman's Bureau founded
A government agency that aided freedmen in the south -
Lincoln's Assassination
Lincoln shot in theater. This was the loss of a very valiant leader. -
KKK founded
Foundation of a hate club that victimized and assaulted blacks specifically throughout the south. -
First reconstruction act
This included the registration of eligible voters who pledged an oath to the United States. -
14th Amendment
Equal protection under the laws, applying this to every race. -
Impeachment of Johnson
First impeachment of a United States president. He was impeached due to crimes and misdemeanors. -
15th Amendment
It gave to right to vote to every male citizen meeting requirements regardless of age. -
End of reconstruction
Reconstruction of reinstitutionalizing the south ended. -
Hayes-Tilden Compromise
It ended the reconstruction era. -
Civil rights act
Prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.
