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The Missouri Comprise
The Missouri Comprise made Missouri a slave state and it made it so that any state above a certain line were not allowed slavery. This event happened on March 6 ,1820 -
Nat Turner Rebellion
Nat Turner lead a rebellion with the slaves against their masters/owners. This lead to more strict laws against slaves. This happened on August 21, 1831 -
Dred Scott V. Sanford
On March 6,1857 a US Supreme Court case that determined that the US Constitution did not give African-Americans citizenship. This happened when a slave went to a free state and then back and claimed that he was free because he had just came from a free state.Thats why they started the Court case. -
The Lincoln-Douglas Debate
This took place in between August 21, 1858 – Oct 15, 1858.This was a debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas.This debate was for a spot in the United States Senate.This boosted Lincoln's popularity which allowed him to run for president. -
John Brown’s Raid
This event occurred between October 16-18 1859. John Brown was against slavery so he tried to gather slaves to help revolt. He tried to get them to capture guns. -
Abraham Lincoln's Election
On March 4, 1861 President Abraham Lincoln was sworn in as president of the United States Of America. Lincoln was against slavey so he decided to make it illegal for American Citizens. He tried to keep the country together. When Abraham was on his fourth year he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. -
Fort Sumter
In early morning on April 12, 1861, the confederates invaded Fort Sumter, which had begun the war. In early morning on April 12, 1961, the confederates invaded Fort Sumter, which had begun the war. -
First Battle of Bull Run
The war was waged on July 21, 1861, in Manassas, Virginia. With very poorly trained soldiers on both sides. The war ended when the confederate winning and the union retreating. The Union was untrained and they didn’t know what to do, allowing for the arrival of confederate reinforcements. -
Battle of the Ironclads
The Battle of Hampton Roads was fought from March 8-9 1862. Part of the battle was the Confederates trying to destroy a blockade the Union had made to prevent Virginia from Trading goods from other countries. The main battle was between two ships named the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a book released on March 20, 1862. It was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The book talks about the horrors of slavery. Uncle Tom’s Cabin was the second best selling book behind the Bible! -
Shiloh
On April 6 -April 7, 1862, the Battle of Shiloh took place. The Confederates surprised the union army in Tennessee by attacking them. The Union army surprise attacked the Confederates .This had a big impact on the war. This event ended off in the Union Army winning the war. -
Antietam
On September 17th 1862 a battle between the Confederate Army and the Union Army started This day was the bloodiest day in American history with 22,717 soldiers found dead or injured. The Union won thanks to the strategic attack against the confederates -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was when Abraham Lincoln told southern states that if they don't rejoin the United States of America, their slaves would be considered free. This happened on September 22, 1862 -
Fredericksburg
This battle of “Fredericksburg”took place between December 11-15, 1862 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The battle was between the Union Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Army of North Virginia. This battle was very one-sided as the union had almost double the amount of dead troops as Confederates did. -
Chancellorsville
The battle of Chancellorsville took place on April 30 - May 6, 1863 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. The confederates had a much smaller army than the union had. The confederates split there troops up to take down the much larger Union army and win the battle -
Vicksburg
The Union Army of Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and threatened the Confederate Army of Mississippi from May 18- July 4 1863. The Union won the battle because the Confederate Army had to go into their defensive line surrounding the Fortress of Vicksburg, Mississippi. -
Battle of Gettysburg
From July 1 to 3 1863 the battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania took part. Out of all the battles in the Civil War, The Battle of Gettysburg had the most deaths out of all of them. Making it the most famous battle in the war. The Union Army of Potomac stopped the attack from the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia -
Appomattox Surrender ( The Battle)
The Battle of Appomattox Court House took place on April 9,1865 near Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia was defeated by Union General Ulysses S. Grant. -
The Appomattox (Not the battle)
On AprIl 9,1865 General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate Army surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant of the Union Army at the town of Appomattox, Virginia. This ultimately ended the American Civil War. -
Lincoln Assasination
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States. He served from March 4 1861 Until his assassination on April 15 1865. John Wilkes Booth was the person who assassinated Abraham Lincoln however 11 days after the army caught up to him and it ended up in his death,
