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Missouri Compromise
Missouri Compromise The Missouri compromise is a bill that temporarily resolves the first serious political clash between slavery and antislavery interests in U.S. history. Missouri becomes slave state, maine becomes a free state. -
Texas Annexation
Texas Annexation This event is important because the annexation of Texas made it the 28th state of the United States. Mexico threaten the US that there will be war if they annex Texas. -
54-40 of Fight
This historicle event was important becuase it decided how much of Oregan the Americas will obtain. Polk promised to get all of oregon for the United States but failed, When he failed he got half of oregon -
WillMot Proviso
Willmot Proviso It was an attempt to prevent legalized slavery in any u.s territories gained from Mexico and the Mexican War. This was not sccessful -
Treaty of Guadalupehidago
Treat of G The Treaty of Guadalupe hidago brought an offical end the the Mexican War a city north of the capital where the Mexican government had fled. -
Compromise of 1850
It was a package of five bills which caused a four year confrontation between the slave states and the free states, because fo the Mexican Cession -
Uncle Toms Cabin
Uncle Toms Cabin This was an anti-slavery novel by american author Hrriet Beecher. it was the best selling novel of the 19th century and the second best selling book of that century. -
Republican Party Founded
Republican Party founded In Febuary 1854, anti-slavery whigs had begun meeting in the upper midwestern states to discuss the formation of a new party known at the Repblican party -
Kansas/Nebraska Act
Kansas/Nebraska Act It allowed people in the teritories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their border. -
Gadsden Puchase
Gadsden Purchase U.S. purchased of land to get approval for a southern railroad route to the Pacific Coast. -
Brooks/Sumner incident
Brooks.Sumner An unfortunate event causing a near death experience between Charles sumner and Preston Brooks further divided the North and the South. -
Harper's Ferry Raid
Harper's Ferry raid Abolitionish John Brown and several followers seized the United States Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry, these actions of Brown's men brought national attention to the emotional divisions concerning slavery. -
Election of 1860
Election of 1860 Abraham Lincoln won the Election of 1860 on November 6, it was very important because he led the U.S. through one of the toughest times in history -
Firing on Fort Sumter
Firing A General in command of the Confederate forces around Charleston Harbor, opened fire on the Union garrison holding Fort Sumter. -
First battle of bull run
First Battle of bull run Union and Confederate armies clashed Near a place called Manassas Junction in VA, in the first major land battle of the American Civil War. -
Montior v. Merricmac
Monitor v. errimac This took place on the James River at the Battle of Hampton Roads. It was a turning point for naval warfare, ending the era of wooden military vessels -
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Antietam The Army of the Potomac, under the command of George McClellan, mounted a series of powerful assaults agains Robert E. Lee's forces near Sharpsburg, Maryland. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg This is the most famous and most important Civil War Battle occurred over three hot summer days around the small market town of Gettysburg, PA. Its end involved 160,000 Americans -
Sherman's March
sherman's March Sherman Attacts Atlanta, the main supple center of the Southern war effort. Sherman and his army marched across Georgia and destroyed nearly everything in their path. -
Appomattox Courthouse
appomattox courthouse Lee Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA which signaled the end of the southern States attempt to create a separate nation. It set the stage for the emergence of an expanded and more powerful Federal government.
