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Gadsden Purchase
The gadsden purchase was purchased by the Unites States via treaty signed by James Gadsden -
Kansas-Nebraska act
The Kansas-Nebraska act was passed by congress to allow people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders -
Bleeding Kansas
Missourians invaded Lawrence and burned the free state hotel, destroyed two newspaper offices, and ransacked homes and stores -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas -
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was an effort by armed abolitionist John Brown to initiate an armed slave revolt in 1859 -
Formation of confederate states
In a matter of a couple months, a number of other states decided to follow to footsteps of South Carolina, by also announcing their succession from the union. Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi formed the confederate states.Former senator Jefferson Davis was appointed president of the newly formed confederate states. -
Civil War starts
The war officially started with the shots fired by confederate troops at fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina -
More states Secede
The states of Arkansas, Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina announced their allegiance to the confederation -
Homestead Act
The Homestead act encouraged western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of land -
Battle of Bull Run
Second battle of Bull Run brings victory for the confederates, pushing the union back to Washington, D.C -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation declared that all people held as slaves within the rebellious slaves, are free -
13th amendment
The 13th Amendment states that neither slavery or involuntary servitude, shall exist in the United States -
Inauguration of Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated again as the president of the Union -
Lincoln assassination
16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth -
Lee surrenders at Appomattox courthouse
Robert E. Lee surrenders to General Ulysses s. Grant at Appomattox courthouse, bringing an end to the civil war
