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compromise of 1850
Proposed a new and more effective fugitive slave law and it also admitted California to be a free state -
Dred Scott decision
He thought that he should be free because he traveled with his owner and his owner died while they were in a free state. Court said that being on a free territory as a slave didn't make you free. Appeared to permit and even guarantee the extortion of slavery. -
The Raid at Harper's Ferry
John Brown an American abolitionist led a raid with 21 men(16 white, 5 black) to Harper's Ferry to hopefully initiate an armed slave revolt. But once they got there he hoped that the slaves would join them but none of them did and all his men were captured and killed. John Brown was captured and executed by Robert.E.Lee -
Abraham Lincoln elected president
Went up against Douglas and he wasn't on the Southern states ballots. The Southerners said they would leave the Union if he was elected -
South Carolina secedes from the Union
After Lincoln was elected to be president South Carolina was the first Southern state to leave then 7 other states followed and created the Confederate States of America. They elected Jefferson Davis as there president -
First Shots of the Civil War
On April 1st,1861 the Confederates attacked the Union at Fort Sumter -
First major war
The first major battle of the Civil War was an easy win for the Confederates. The battle took place at Fredericksburg. -
Death of Stonewall
In the war of Chancellorsville the confederates won but also lost. Because Robert.E.Lee's right hand man Stonewall Jackson was shot and died a week later. -
Battle of Gettysburg
This was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War more then 50,000 men were killed. But this was the first major battle the Union won -
Gettysburg Address
After the battle of Gettysburg Abraham held a speech. He talked about how the war is almost over and we'll be a Nation again. -
Turning point
Vicksburg is known was as the turning point of the war. The South lost a lot of men, forcing them to retreat and the Union claimed victory, -
New Union commander
Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses.S.Grant commander of the Union army after firing McClellan. He used the anaconda strategy and wanted to push Lee's army to Virginia. -
Atlanta
Union army completely destroy Confederates major city -
The end of the war
At Richmond/Appomattox Court House the Confederates capital falls to the Union. Lee then surrenders to Grant. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
On April 14th a well know stage actor Known as John Wilkes Booth assassinates Abraham Lincoln at Fords theatre
