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Fugitive Slave Law
Runaway slaves would be caught in the North and returned to the South. Many Northerners disagreed. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Anti- and pro-slavery groups rushed to Kansas border to vote. Violent fighting broke out and became known as Bleeding Kansas. -
The election of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was elected president without any electoral votes from the south -
The South leaves The Union
The south thought that slavery might be in trouble.They formed the Confederate States of America and elected Jefferson Davis as the president. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
The Confederates attacked the Fort Sumter. -
Bull Run
"bull run" the union is winning in the beginning, but confederate General Stonewall Jackson held firm. In the end it was a confederate victory -
Merrimac's Victory
Confederate's ironclad ship, "Merrimac", sinks two Union ships, changing naval warfare forever. Wooden ships become obselete. -
Battle of Seven Pines
McClellan's troops are neaerly defeated in the Batlle of Seven Pines; however, General Johnston of the Confederate Army is horribly wounded -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Gen. Hooker, replacement for Burnside, is defeated by Lee's much smaller forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia. Hooker retreats, with both sides suffering great losses. -
Andrew Johnson into office
Andrew Johnson was quickly swarm into office after president Lincoln died. -
Freedmen's Bureau
Congress formed the Freedmen's Bureau. -
General Lee surrenders
General Lee surrenders his army at the Appomattox Court House. -
Lincolns death
President Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth as he watched a play at Ford's Theater. -
14th Amendment
African American's citizenship and said that states had to provide equal protection for all. -
15th Amendment
Guaranteed all men the right to vote.
