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The Compromise of 1850
Senator Henry Clay came up with multiple resolutions with the goal of seeking a compromise and avert a crisis between North and South. -
Republican Party Begins
A party known as the Republican party originated out of something called the Free Soil Party which all occurred under Abraham Lincoln's presidency -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. -
The Dred Scott Case
The Dred Scott case was a supreme court decision which intensified the already existing national division over slavery. -
Lincoln vs. Douglas Debates
The Lincoln vs Douglas Debates were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois, and incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas, the Democratic Party candidate. -
Raid at Harper's Ferry
The raid on Harper's Ferry was an effort by armed abolitionist John Brown to initiate a slave revolt in 1859 by taking over a United States arsenal in Harper's Ferry, Virginia. -
Abraham Lincoln Becomes President of The United States of America
Abraham Lincoln wins presidency over Stephen A. Douglas and John C. Breckinridge despite Lincoln's name not even appearing on most ballads in the south. -
South Carolina Secedes From the Union
South Carolina became the first slave state in the south to declare that it had seceded from the United States. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the Confederacy and the return gunfire and surrender by the United States Army that started the Civil War. -
Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of First Manassas, was fought on July 21, 1861 in Prince William County, Virginia, just north of the city of Manassas and about 25 miles west-southwest of Washington, D.C It resulted in a win for the confederacy. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was the single most deadly battle in all of the Civil War it was a part of the North's anaconda plan and was fought in the south -
President Lincoln Delivers the Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation, or Proclamation 95, was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln -
The Battle of Fredricksburg
The Battle of Fredricksburg took place near the Rappahannock River. This ultimately resulted in another victory for the confederate army. -
General Lee Surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse
Leader of the Confederate army Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse ending the Civil War. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C.
