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Nat Turner
Nat Turner was an enslaved man who was the leader of the rebellion of enslaved people on August. Turner was able to enlist four other enslaved people. He was able to kill the Travis family which had many weapons and horses which helped enlist 75 more enslaved people. This helped kill 55 more slave owners and get away safely. After this great victory, people began to have organizers to free men and free labor. -
Missouri Compromise
Representative James Tallmadge made a bill that would make Maine a slave state to keep the power even on February . The congress agreed with this decision so on March 3, 1820 Congress passed a law that Missouri would become a slave state and Maine would become a free state. -
The Peculiar Institution
The peculiar institution is another way white southerners said instead of slavery. Slavery existed in both north and South, at times in equal measure. As time progressed, the slaves got the right to fight back even though they were enchained. John C. Calhoun believed that slaves should keep on going on at the south so defended the peculiar labor which lead to the bigger differences between the north and south. -
The Wilmot Proviso
Wilmot Proviso was a designed proposal to eliminate slavery but was unsuccessful. Wilmot had made a $2,000,000 appropriations bill proposal to remove slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican–American War. If he was successful he would have cancelled the 1820 Missouri Compromise. This became one of the major events that lead to the American Civil War. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It tells a story about the experience of slavery and why slavery should be banned . This novel became very popular among white people and they started showing sympathy to slaves and began some protests to free slaves.. -
John Brown’s Raid
John Brown lead an army to instigate a major slave rebellion in the South. However, the army had no escape routes or ratios so they were doomed. Even if John Brown’s army lost, they have deepen the divide of the north and the south. -
Abraham Lincoln’s Election-
Abraham Lincoln was elected president making him the 16th president of the United States on December 20, making him a first Republican. Abraham Lincoln got 40 percent of the popular vote but was able to win handily. -
Fort Sumter
Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard decided to bombarded Fort Sumter. After 34 hours of artillery fire, Anderson and 86 soldiers surrendered the fort on April 13. This made Fort Sumter most famous for the first shots of the Civil War. After surrendering, Confederate troops occupied Fort Sumter for 4 years but abandoning it because of several bombardments by Union forces. -
First Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run is the first major land battle of the Civil War. General Irvin McDowell’s union army has fought against General Pierre G.T. Beauregard’s confederate army . On July 21, the battle began and the Union forces endured a loss of 3,000 men while the Confederates suffered a loss of 2,000 men. -
Battle of the Ironclads
On March 9, 1862, the most famous naval battle happened in American history. The U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia has fought with each ship firing but not doing any damage because each ship had armor plates that deflected the shots. As the ships kept fighting, not doing any damage, they both decided to leave. However, both ships had the monitor end which made both ships meet its end. -
Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh took place from April 6 to April 7, 1862. The battle began when the Confederate Army launched a surprise attack on Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant. After the Confederate Army has won, they were unable to hold their positions, losing about 23,000 people which made them retreat back to Tennessee. This battle became one of the early major engagements of the American Civil War. -
Antietam
At Antietam Creek, General Robert E Lee’s army wanted to invade the north and ran into General George McClellan’s Army of the Potomac. The next day, Lee’s army retreated back to Virginia after losing thousands of people. As Lee’s army retreated, McClellan did nothing about it and let Lee retreat without any resistance which made President Lincoln unpleased and removed McClellan from command on November 5,1862. This battle became the deadliest one-day battle in American history. -
Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg was an early battle of the civil war. It began when General Robert E. Lee’s army defeated Union forces one by one led by Maj Gen. Ambrose Burnside. On December 13 Burnside created 14 attacks against the Confederate lines. However, the attack didn’t work and went horribly wrong. The Burnside has suffered around 12,650 deaths while Lee only lost 4,200 men. -
Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville began when General Ambrose Burnside was replaced by General Joseph Hooker after a horrific lost. Hooker led his army hoping that he would be able to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. Hooker had an army of 115,000 men, while Lee only had an army of 60,000 men. However, even with the difference, Lee was able to win with his quick thinking. -
Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg began on May 18,1863 after the Union won during the American Civil War. After the victory, the union forces had a campaign to take the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg. -
Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg is one of the most important engagement that lead to the American Civil War. It began with General Robert E. Lee’s union dominating other Union forces. After another victory, General Robert E. Lee send his troops to Pennsylvania. While crossing, the Union met an army of the Potomac, commanded by General George G. Meade on July 1. While fighting, Lee’s plan had failed and was forced to withdraw his army toward Virginia on July 4. -
Appomattox
The Appomattox is the final campaign of the civil war. It began with General Ulysses S. Grant’s army going against other Confederate trenches. General Robert E. Lee’s army was really outnumbered so they evacuated the city. As Lee left the city and head toward the west, so did Grant’s army, but Grant’s army was getting bigger and bigger. Soon Lee crashed into Grant’s army and had to surrender. -
Lincoln assassination
On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor, assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. This assassination has occurred after General Robert E. Lee’s army surrendered ending the civil war. -
John Wilkes Booth’s death
John Wilkes Booth, an American actor, assassinated President Abraham Lincoln and was killed 12 days after on April 26, 1865. He was chased down by Union Armies and when he got caught hiding in the house, the house was burned down and the army shot bullets inside killing him.
