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Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 ended the fugitive slave act and abolished the slave trade in Washington D.C. It was an important event because slavery was now illegal. -
The Kansas Nebraska act
It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. This is significant because it gave a choice for people to either go along with slavery or go against it. -
The dred Scott decision
A controversial ruling made by the Supreme Court in 1857, shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War. Slave owners could now take their slaves into western territories. -
Lincoln duglas debates
The Lincoln–Douglas debates were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln And senator Stephen Douglas. This was important because nothing like this had been done before. -
Harpers ferry
Harpers Ferry was an effort by armed abolitionist John Brown to initiate an armed slave revolt in 1859 by taking over a United States arsenal in Virgina. It was significant because it was the first time the slaves fought back. -
Lincons election
Abraham Lincoln a Republican was elected president. The United States Presidential Election of 1860 was the nineteenth presidential election to select the President and Vice President of the United States. Lincoln being elected was important because he abolished slavery. -
Bleeding Kansas
was a series of violent political events in the United States between 1854 and 1861 involving anti-slavery in the north and slavery in the south. This was a crucial event that led up to the civil war. -
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is the location in Charleston, where the first battle of the Civil War began on April 12, 1861. Fort Sumter is the historical site where visitors can learn about the role of the Confederate troops in the Civil War. It was the first battle of the civil war. -
Bull run
A small stream near Manassas was the site of two important Civil War battles both were Confederate victories. They are also known as the Battles of Manassas. This was the first major land battle. -
emancipation proclamation
It was an executive order made by President Lincoln freeing slaves in all portions of the United States. It lead to the complete abolishment of slavery. -
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address is a speech made by Abraham Lincolns dedication of Soldier's National Cemetery, a cemetery for Union soldiers killed at the Battle Of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Lincons speach was important because the people would listen to him. -
Andersonville Prison
Andersonville, Georgia, served as the site of a Confederate military prison.The site is an iconic reminder of the horrors of Civil War prisons. -
Antietam
A engagement in the American Civil War that stopped the Confederate advance on Maryland so they could gain military supplies. -
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
A small village in Virginia where General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant thus ending the American Civil War. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
He was assassinated by stage actor John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, while at a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. -
Reconstruction
After the Civil War some of the states were returned to the Confederacy and were brought back into the United States. Also during Reconstruction, the South was split into military districts for the supervision of elections to set up new state governments.
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