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Missouri Compromise
An attempt to decide which states were going to become free or slave states. Led to "Bleeding Kansas" -
Nat Turner slave rebellion
Rebellion of black slaves that took place in Southampton County, Virginia. -
Wilmot Proviso
A unsuccessful attempt to end slavery in territory acquired from Mexico. -
War with Mexico
War over weather Texas ended at the Nueces River or the Rio Grande. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Acted passed stating that run away slaves must be returned to there owners even if they were in free states. -
Uncle Toms Cabin
A book that showed how bad the slaves life on a plantation was. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Allowed the people of Kansas and Nebraska to vote if they should allow slavery. -
Dred Scott case
The Supreme Court ruled Dred Scott as not a citizen even though he lived in a free state. -
John Browns Raid on Harpers Ferry
An attempt to start an armed revolt. John Brown tried to get slaves to help him raid Harpers Ferry to set them free. -
Election
Aberham Lincoln was elected as US persident. -
South Carolina Secedes
After the election of Abe Lincoln, South Caroline secedes from the United States of America and starts the Confederacy. -
Bleeding Kansas
A debate over slavery led to a series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas. -
Confederate States
Seven states had left the Union. Those states were Alabama, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas -
Fort Sumter
The attack on Fort Sumter was to take over a Union base in South Carolina. The Confederates won and it created a big hole in the Union blockade. -
Battle of Antitum
The Union stopped the Confederacy form invading Maryland. It was the bloodies day in American History. -
Battle of Gettysburg
This was the major turning point in the war. The Union stopped the Confederate second invasion in the North. -
Battle of Vicksburg
This battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River. Controlling the river split the South into two. -
Appomattox CourtHouse
General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to the Union.
