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compromise of 1850
this law was passed by president Clay. It stated that California would be admitted as a free state, New Mexico and Utah territories would be decided, no sale of slaves in Washington D.C, Texas would give up claim to the New Mexico territory, and most importantly, the fugitive slave act -
Bleeding Kansas
Was a series of violent political confrontations between 1854-1861 between anti-slavery abolitionist and pro-slavery border ruffian. -
creation of the republican party
republican party forms, protesting slavery -
violence in the senate
Senator Preston Brooks attacks Charles Sumner in the senate chambers -
Dredd Scott court case
In the dredd Scott case of 1857. chief justice Roger Taney's response was that slaves were not citizens,but private property, and therefore could not sue. -
Lincoln and Douglas debates
was a series of 7 debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas mostly on the topic of slavery. -
harpers ferry raid
John brown led his his men to attack the arsenal in harpers ferry, Virginia. It was not successful. -
election of 1860
In this election, the democratic party split over the issue of slavery, the republicans nominated Lincoln, without winning any electoral votes from the south. When this happens, South Carolina secedes from the union. -
battle of fort Sumter
Lincoln sends medicine and supplies to the fort. After this, P.G.T. Beauregard opens fire on the fort. No one is killed, and the fort surrenders. -
First battle of bull run
It was the first official battle of the war, and was fought in Virginia, which was a confederate victory. This is where Stonewall Jackson got his nickname. -
Battle of Shiloh
Union(Grant) defeats confederacy(Johnston) in the west in Shiloh with nearly 25,000 killed. -
Battle of Antietam
In this battle, Lee invades the north. when the union finds out about his plans, They attack, and the battle is a stalemate with nearly 12,000 dead in the first 3 hours. -
Emancipation Proclamation
After the Battle of Antietam Lincoln sets his Emancipation Proclamation into gear in order for the south to not receive help from foreign countries -
Battle of Fredericksburg
Union(Burnside) suffers crushing defeat in the most one sided battle of the war. Union lost 13,000, while the confederacy(Lee) only lost 5,000. -
Battle of chansellorsville
Union led by Hooker was defeated by Lee by a 12-mile surprise attack in the woods. This will be Lees greatest victory. -
Battle of Gettysburg
This battle was the turning point of the war. When the south was looking for supplies, they found themselves in another battle. It was a union victory(George Meade) against the confederacy(Robert E Lee) with nearly 50,000 dead. -
Battle of Vicksburg
In this battle, the south is cut in half and the north gains access to Mississippi. -
election of 1864
Lincoln defeats McClellan in the election of 1864, ending any peace negotiations with the south. -
sherman's march to the sea
Sherman's army was a military campaign that had marched through the south (Georgia) burning cities and destroying farms. -
13th amendment is passed by congress
the 13th amendment had banned slavery, except as a punishment or a crime. -
Battle of Appomattox
Was the final battle, and Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox courthouse. -
Lincoln Assassination
Five days after the war, at fords theater, Lincoln is shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth, a southern sympathizer. -
Andrew Johnson's presidency
After Lincoln was killed, Andrew Johnson, the vice president, became president. -
KKK is founded
Shortly after the war, the Ku Klux Klan is founded by Nathan Bedford Forest. This extremist group advocated white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration and still do this to this day. -
jim crow laws enacted and reconstruction ends
the Jim Crow laws divided the nation. To this day, we still experience conflict between both races, but the reconstruction had ended slavery and freed 4 million people from slavery.
