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Underground rail road
The Underground Railroad was the term used to describe routes and ways used by slaves to escape to freedom to the north or Canada -
Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay introduced a series of resolutions in attempt to seek a compromise and avert crisis between north and south -
Bleeding kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a violent civil confrontations in the united states between 1854 and 1861 which emerged from a political debate over if slavers should be legal in Kansas -
Election of 1860
Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated John Breckinridge, Stephan Douglas, and John Bell -
Fort Sumter is fired upon
April 12, 1861 At 4:30 a.m. Confederates fired with 50 cannons to Fort Sumter in Charleston The Civil War begins. -
Secession of Southern States
Apr 12 1861- May 9 1865
The force of events moved very quickly upon the election of Lincoln. Within 3 months of Lincolns election seven states seceded from the union -
bull run
http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/#1bullrun
The union loses to the confederates. the confederates hold their own and make the union retreat back to washington -
Battle of Shiloh
A battle that was fought on April 6-7 in southwestern Tennessee. General Johnson hoped to defeat union major Grant army of the Tennessee before it could be reinforced by major gen. -
Seven days' Battle
The seven days battle lasted from June 25 to July 1. The general for the union was George B. McClellan and for the confederate was Gen. Robert E. Lee. There were 103,000 union soldiers and 92,000 Confederate soldiers. It was a confederate victory. -
Battle of Antietam
http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/#antietam
The bloodiest day in U.S. military history as the Confederate Armies are stopped at Antietam in Maryland by the Union 26000 people are hurt dead or missing.Lee retreats to virginia -
Emancipation proclamation
(https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/emancipation-proclamation)
Abe Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation as the union/ unites states reached the third year into the civil war. \ it said "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
Battle at Vicksburg
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/vicksburg
the battle of vicksburg was very important to Abe lincoln he said it was the key to winning the war because of how it was located by the mississipi river. there was over 3000 confederate casualties and about 30000 soldiers captured. Union won -
Battle of Gettysburg/Gettysburg Address
The battle of Gettysburg lasted from July 1st to July 2nd. There were a total of about 51,000 casualties. It was also the largest battle of the civil war and war ever fought in north america. It was a Union victory -
The South surrenders
on april 9th the souths general Robert E Lee surrendered his army to the union. But the battle of Appomattox Court House, that lasted only a few hours ended the four year civil war. -
Lincolns Assassination
Abe Lincoln was assassinated by a confederate supporter at fords theater in april 14th 1865 shortly after the war ended. He was shot in the head and died the next day around 7 am
