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Compromise of 1850
The compromise between slave and free states -
Dred scott trial verdict
The court decides that Dred Scott is to still be a slave -
John Brown's raid on Harper's ferry
John Brown raided Harper's ferry and captured hostages but was eventually captured. -
Fort Sumter is fired upon
The Confederates fire upon a union fort. -
Battle of Bull Run
A confederate victory where the Union soldiers were caught by surprised and slow to react -
Battle Of Antietam
The first field battle to take place on union soil and was the bloodiest single day battle in American history. -
The Emancipation proclamation
A proclamation that freed nearly 3 million slaves. -
Seige of Vicksburg
The Union drove the Confederates back into defensive lines surrounding the city of Vicksburg. -
Battle of Gettysburg
A battle between the union and the confederates had the most casualties of the entire war. -
Battle of Missionary Ridge
The Union assaulted missionary ridge and drove the confederate army back from Tennessee to Georgia. -
The XIIIth Amendament
The 13th amendment abolished slavery -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant. -
Abraham Lincoln's assasination
John Wilkes Booth killed Abraham Lincoln in a theater -
Reconstruction act of 1867
A series of statutes meant to help rebuild the country after the civil war. -
Election of 1876
Samuel J. Tilden outpolled Rutherford B. Hayes. -
Andrew Johnson's impeachment
Andrew Johnson was impeached
