-
Missouri Compromise
Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine was admitted as a free state. It split Louisiana Purchase into two. The North was free and the South was slave state territory. -
Compromise of 1850
Admitted California as a free state and allowed the Southwestern territories to be set up without restriction on slavery. It creates a stonger fugitive slave law, outlawed slave trade in Washington DC, and allowed Utah and New Mexico to decide whether to allow slavery. -
Radical Republicans
Strongly opposed slavery and weren't too happy about trying to get slave states to join the Union once more. They wanted to abolish slavery for good and respected the rights of freed slaves. They wanted the South to go through a stronger reconstruction. -
Bleeding Kansas
The Kansas- Nebraska Act states that the problem of slavery in those states would be decided by popular sovereignty. Both pro-slaver and anti-slavery forces rushed to the states to vote. -
Lincoln is Elected
Abraham Lincoln is elected President. He was against slavery and became the first Republican to run the country. -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina was the first Confederate State and wanted slavery to be allowed in thier region. They strongly disagreed with the North's point of view and decided being their own country would be better. -
Firing on Ft. Sumter
This event was the start of the Civil War. -
Battle of Antietam
Bloodiest day during the Civil War. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Freed slaves in Confederate states -
Reconstruction
The US was improving and recovering from the battles during the Civil War. Reconstruction didn't end until March 31,
1877 -
Battle of Vicksburg
Union troops gained control of the Missisiippi River and split the Confederate States into two. -
Battle of Gettysburg
This was considered the turning point during the Civil War and only lasted 3 days. -
Lincoln gives the Gettysburg Address
One of Lincoln's most famous speeches that was given to honor the soldiers who participated in the battle of Gettysburg. -
Lincoln is reelected
Abraham Lincoln is reelected president in order to abolish slavery and continue Reconstruction of the Civil War. -
Sherman's March
General Grant crushes South with total warfare. Known as "The March to the Sea". -
Appomattox
General Lee surrenders to General Grant-
Goes easy on the South. -
Lincoln is Assassinated
Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth during a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington DC
