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U.S. slave population is 1,538,000
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The Missouri Compromise
Missouri sought admission to the Union as a slave state. Afraid this would tip the balance in the senate for pro-slavery interests, Maine was created as a free state. It also stated that all states below the 36'30 parallel would permit slavery. All the states above would be free states -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner started an uprising in South Virginia and about 60 white people were killed. Because of the event Nat Turner was executed and 200 slaves were lynched. Virginia lawmakers reacted to the crisis by rolling back what few civil rights slaves and free black people possessed at the time. Education was prohibited and the right to assemble was severely limited. -
U.S. slave population reaches 3,204,313
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The Compromise of 1850
Senator Henry Clay introduced a series of resolutions on January 29, 1850, in an attempt to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between North and South. The Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished and California entered the Union as a free state and a territorial government was created in Utah -
Dred Scott vs. Sanford
Dred Scott was a Virginia slave who tried to sue for his freedom in court. The supreme court justices decided Dred Scott was a piece of property that had none of the legal rights or recognitions afforded to a human being. -
John Brown's Raid
John Brown organized a small band of white allies and free blacks and raided a government arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. He hoped to seize weapons and distribute them to Southern slaves in order to spark a wracking series of slave uprisings. -
South Carolina became the first state to declare its secession from the Union.
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Battle of Fort Sumter
The official start of the Civil War. Happened in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. -
The Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Bull Run was the first major land-based confrontation of the American Civil War. It lead to a stunning Confederate victory and ending northern hopes of a quick end to the war. -
The Battle of Wilson Creek, AKA Oak Hills
This was the first major battle of the western theater (west of the MIssissippi). Southern Victory. Nathaniel Lyon was killed during this battle, marking this date as the first death in battle of a Union general. -
Sevens Days Battle
They took place from June 25 to July 1, 1862 and featured six different battles along the Virginia Peninsula east of Richmond. General E. Lee first major battle win. -
Second Battle of Bull Run
This battle lasted two days at the same location of the first Bull Run. The south won and it set the stage for Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North. 14,000 Union deaths. 8,000 Confederate deaths -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam, a.k.a. Battle of Sharpsburg, resulted in not only the bloodiest day of the American Civil War, but the bloodiest single day in all of American history. This ended the invasion of Robert E. Lee's invasion of a Northern State. 22,717 total deaths -
The Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
Battle Of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville, April 30–May 6, 1863, resulted in a Confederate victory. The Southern victory was diminished by the loss of Lt. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, mortally wounded by his own men who mistook him and his staff for Union cavalry, a loss that would have far-reaching effects on the Civil War. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg, July 1st - 3rd, was the turning point of the civil war. It was the largest battle fought during the civil war and the largest battle ever fought in America. 51,000 total deaths. -
Battle of Atlanta
The battle is known not only for it strategic and military significance but for its political importance. The victory greatly increased northern morale and is credited for aiding the reelection of Abraham Lincoln. -
President Lincoln is assignated
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Battle of Palmito Ranch
The last battle of the civil war. -
13th Admendment Ratified
Abolishes slavery. -
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Confers citizenship on African Americans and guarantees equal rights. -
14th Amendment Ratified
Guarantees due process and equal protection under the law to African Americans. -
15th Amendment Ratified
Extends the vote to all male citizens regardless of race. -
Reconstruction ends
President Rutherford Hayes withdraws federal troops from the South protecting the Civil Rights of African Americans. -
Works Cited
Works Cited "America's Reconstruction: People and Politics After the Civil War." America's Reconstruction: People and Politics After the Civil War. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2015.
"Civil War Battles." History Net Where History Comes Alive World US History Online. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2015.
"Emancipation_Proclamation." National Archives and Records Administration. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2015.
