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The Missouri Compromise
A series of agreements created by the Congress. Missouri was admitted as a salve state and keeping Maine slave-free to keep the 2 sides balanced -
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
Nat Turner (slave himself) incited an uprising that spread through several plantations in southern Virginia.Turner and approximately seventy cohorts killed around sixty white people. -
The Compromise of 1850
The compromise prevented further territorial expansion of slavery while strengthening the Fugitive Slave Act, a law which compelled Northerners to seize and return escaped slaves to the South. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin was the second-best-selling book in America in , second only to the Bible. Its popularity brought the issue of slavery to life for those few who remained unmoved after decades of legislative conflict and widened the division between North and South. -
Dred Scott v. Sanford
This was a case where Dred Scott, a Virginia slave who tried to sue for his freedom in court. The case reached Supreme Court level where they said Dred was seen as a piece of property. -
Abraham Lincoln’s Election
Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860 despite not being included on many Southern ballots.On December 20, 1860, South Carolina seceded from the Union. Six more states followed by the spring of 1861. -
The Battle of Fort Sumter
On April 12, 1861, Confederate warships turned back the supply convoy to Fort Sumter and opened a 34-hour bombardment on the stronghold. The garrison surrendered on April 14. (begun the war) -
Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run was the first major land battle of the war. It occurred near Manassas, Virginia. Union forces from Washington, DC totaling 28,450, under the command of General Irvin McDowell. -
The Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was the first battle of the war to take place on Northern soil. It was the the bloodiest day in the American Civil War -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order that Abraham Lincoln signed on January 1, 1863. It proclaimed the freedom of the 3.1 million slaves in the Confederate States of America. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of the war, with a total of over 46,000 casualties – nearly 8,000 of which were killed. It was 3 days long. -
Lincoln's Re-election
Sherman’s victory in Atlanta boosted Lincoln’s popularity and helped him win re-election. -
The Freedmen's Bureau
Provides assistance to emancipated African Americans. Abolished in 1872 -
Lee Surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
General Lee’s troops were soon surrounded, and on April 7, Grant called Lee to surrender. -
President Abraham Lincoln assassinated.
Vice President Andrew Johnson becomes president -
13th Amendment ratified.
Abolishes slavery in the United States. -
Ku Klux Klan
A secret organization to intimidate African Americans and restore white rule is founded in Pulaski, Tennessee. -
Reconstruction Acts
Congress divides the former Confederacy into five military districts and requirs elections in which African American men can vote -
President Johnson's Impeachment Trial
By one vote, the U.S. Senate fails to remove the president from office. -
Fourteenth Amendment ratified
Guarantees due process and equal protection under the law to African Americans. -
Ulysses S. Grant elected President.
The former Union general becomes the 18th president. -
Fifteenth Amendment ratified.
Extends the vote to all male citizens regardless of racer or previous condition of servitude.
