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Fugitive Slave Act
This Act forced free slaves to return to their masters in fear of slave uprisings. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
This anti-slavery cabin is published and "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War". -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opening new lands for settlement, and had the effect of repealing the Missouri Compromise of 1820.. -
Dred Scott Decision
The court ruling of this case declared that Dred Scott had no rights and could not sue in a Federal Court and must remain a slave, being a former slave. This decision bught the United States closer to a civil war. -
John Brown’s Raid
John Brown led a raid in the South. Less then 36 hours after it started, Brown was captured and execued. While citizens regarded him as a matyr, most of the South believed it was insane and would increase the difficulty for Abraham Lincoln's election. -
Abraham Lincoln is Elected President of the United States
Lincoln's election evidently caused the American Civil War. -
The First Battle of Bull Run (Manasses)
It was the first major land battle of the American Civil War. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter, near Charleston, South Carolina, that started the American Civil War. -
The Merrimack v. Monitor
Merrimack and Monitor were warships that fought during the Civil War. In the end, there was a draw--neither ship won. -
The Battle of Antietam
This battle ocurred in Sharpsburg, Maryland. The battle ended in a draw, but it allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation afterwards. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This document was issued by President Abraham Lincoln. The document states, "that all persons held as slaves are and henceforth shall be free." -
Battle of Vicksburg
General Ulysses S. Grant and his army trapped a confederate army. After the defeat of this army, the Confederate army was split in half. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
General Robert E. Lee and his troops fought against the Union for three days. In the end, General Lee was unsuccessful in invading the North. -
The CSS Successfully Sinks a Union Ship
The Hunley attacked the Housatanic and caused it to explode--Hunley became the first ship to sink another in battle. However, the Hunley sank on the way back to Charleston. -
Sherman's March
Union General William T. Sherman led about 60,000 soldiers from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. The Union soldier attacked people, burnt houses, ect. in order to scare the people away from supporting the Confederate Army. -
The Passing of the 13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment abolishes all slavery in the United States. The Amendment was ratified on December 1865. -
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor and Confederate sympathizer, fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln at a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. The attack came only five days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his massive army at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War. -
The surrender at Appomattomax
Robert E. Lee realized there was little choice but to consider the surrender of his Army to General Grant. After a series of notes between the two leaders, they agreed to meet on April 9, 1865, at the house of Wilmer McLean in the village of Appomattox Courthouse. The meeting lasted almost 3 hours and at its conclusion the bloodliest conflict in the nation's history neared its end. -
The surrender at Johnstons Place
The surrender of General Joseph E. Johnston's Confederate Army to General William T. Sherman at the Bennett Place, April 26, 1865, was the second and last major stage in the peace making process which ended the War Between the States. General Lee's surrender at Appomattox 17 days earlier was the first. -
Civil Rights Act of 1866
e Civil Rights Act of 1866, 14 Stat. 27-30, enacted April 9, 1866, is a United States federal law that was mainly intended to protect the civil rights of African-Americans, in the wake of the American Civil War. This legislation was enacted by Congress in 1865 but vetoed by President Andrew Johnson.
