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Compromise of 1850
A set of decisions which involved the abolishment of the Slave Trade in D.C. and the Fugitive Slave Law. -
The Dred Scott Trial Verdict
A trial which was unfair towards the Scott family which led to the North becoming angry with the South. -
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
A raid on the armory to give slaves guns to rebel against their masters. -
Fort Sumter is fired upon
Confederate soldiers fired upon the Fort and captured it a day later. This was an issue of war. -
The Battle of Bull Run
The first battle of the civil war. -
The Battle of Antietam
The bloodiest battle of the civil war. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
It was an order by president Lincoln that all slaves in the rebel states are to be free. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The turning point in the war for the Union. -
Siege of Vicksburg
Being hit by the Union for nearly two months, Vicksburg surrenders to the Union. -
Battle of Missionary Ridge
Union forces defeat the confederacy and force them to retreat to Georgia. -
Surrender at Appomattex Courthouse
Confederate General Lee surrenders the Confederacy to the Union. -
Abraham Lincoln's assassination
At the Ford theater John Wilkes Booth fired rounds into Lincoln's head because he was a southerner who hated him. -
XIIIth Amendment
It states that slavery would no longer exist in the United States. -
Reconstruction Act of 1867
It was an act that admitted the south back into the Union. -
Andrew Johnson's impeachment
Was a criminal and violated several laws which lead to his impeachment. -
Election of 1876
One of the most hostile campaigns is American history.
