Civil war

Civil War and Reconstruction

By Cailaej01

  • Firing on Fort Sumter

    Firing on Fort Sumter
    When Lincoln refuses to surrender the federal fort to South Carolina, they open fire on the fort

  • Battle of Bull Run

    Battle of Bull Run
    General Thomas Jackson earned his nickname " Stonewall Jackson" during this battle

  • Homestead Act

    Homestead Act
    Effects of this act were: Helped stimulate economic growth, promoted expansion west, settle new territory, encouraged immigration.

  • Morrill Act

    Morrill Act
    The effects were: Land used by the states to establish and fund colleges and universities, of which many Americans have gotten their degree, like Texas A&M University, or the University of Texas

  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam
    Many soldiers died in this single day of battle than in any other day of the battle.(23,000)

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation
    It only freed slaves in the confederate held territory not in union territory; therefore, the United States still HAD SLAVERY.

  • Battle of Vicksburg

    Battle of Vicksburg
    Union Victory
    Siege on a major city splits confederacy in half.
    Controls the Mississippi

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg
    Union Victory
    Stops Confederate invasion
    Turning Point- from now on the south fought a losing, defensive war

  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address
    Lincoln commemorates the fallen soldiers sacrifice & struggle to preserve democracy.

  • Civil War Ends

    Civil War Ends
    Robert E. Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Lincolns Assassination

    Lincolns Assassination
    John Wilkes Booth came into the Fords Theatre and shotlincoln in the back of the head.

  • Reconstruction: Lincoln

    Reconstruction: Lincoln
    Lincoln wanted to be lenient with the south. He did not want to punish and brand the south as traitors. He wanted the whole union to begin the process of healing, not seek vengeance. He wanted to rebuild the southern economy that was destroyed in war. He wanted to ensure that freedman were treated with political and legal equality.

  • Civil Right's Act

    Civil Right's Act
    The Radical Republicans passed this act to secure the rights of African Americans from discrimination; however, they feared that the Supreme Court would rule this act unconstitutional; therefore, they decided to propose a constitutional amendment to bypass the Supreme Court.

  • Dawes Act

    Dawes Act
    Effects of this act were: Threatened tribal ways with assimilation, hunters become farmers, poor education, bad lands to farm; almost annihilates American Indian culture