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Lincoln's experience with slavery
Lincoln took a good on a riverboat moving farm produce from Indiana to New Orleans. There he has his first contact with slavery when he observed a slave auction. -
Lincoln's Election
Lincoln was elected to Congress. -
The Compromise of 1850
Admitted California to the Union as a free state and banned the buying and selling of slaves. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Organized Kansas and Nebraska territories. Uses popular sovereignty to decide the question of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska territories. -
The election of 1856
The Democrats won the election of 1856 by characterizing the Republicans as extremists on the slavery issue. -
Lincoln Douglas Debates
Emphasized the divisions over the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Dred Scott decision. Caused Lincoln's opposition to slavery's spread to a national audience. -
John Brown's Raid
Brown and his surviving followers were tried for murder and sentenced to death. Brown was executed. -
The election of 1860
A battle between Lincoln and Douglass. Lincoln carried the more populous north and won the presidency. -
Forming the Confederacy
Representatives of the seven seceded states met in Montgomery, Alabama, to form a new nation. They wrote a constitution that specifically recognized slavery and guaranteed the rights of citizens to own slaves. -
Lincoln's Presidency
Lincoln becomes president and he promised to not interfere with slavery where it existed. -
Showdown at Fort Sumter
Confederate artillery opened fire on Fort Sumter. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Lee ordered a surprise attack at dinnertime. This battle eas Lee's greatest victory. -
Battle of Antietam
The bloodiest day of the Civil War . In the end of the battle, Antietam was considered a Union victory. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln provided this document to free enslaved people in all areas that were in rebellion against the United States -
Battle of Gettysburg
Was a three day battle, where less than half of the men that fought returned to the Confederate lines. -
The Election of 1864
Lincoln won this election. His victory led to Congress finally passing the 13th amendment, which ended slavery in the US. -
Rebuilding the South
The postwar recovery period that lasted from 1865-1877. More than one fifths of South's male population had been gone. About 4 million African Americans living in the Confederacy won their freedom, but had an uncertain future -
Lincoln's Assassination
John Wilkes shot Lincoln while he was watching a play. This meant Lincoln did not live to see the end of the war. -
Civil Rights Act
The bill gave African American citizenship and guaranteed them the same legal rights as white Americans -
15th Amendment
Republicans pushed this amendment which protected the voting rights of African American males and went into effect in 1870.
