Road to the Civil War

Missouri Compromise

Mar 3, 1820

Civil War/Bluegrass
It was a bill that temporarily resolved the first serious political clash between slavery and anit-slavery.

Treaty of Guadelupe- Hidago

Mar 1, 1845

Office of the Historian
It was a negotiation between president washington and santa anna

Texas Annexation

Dec 29, 1845

Office of historian
It was a treaty to stop the fighting and to stop the slavery that mexico was benefiting on.

54-40 or Fight

Jun 18, 1846

Office of the Historian
It was a slogan saying that they would not turn over oregon

Wilmot Proviso

Aug 8, 1846

Office of the Historian
it was an admendment saying that none of mexicos territory should be used for slavery

Compromise of 1850

Jul 29, 1850

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it was a fiery debate over a comromise to stop the right of slavery that congress had made before to stop an uprising of the people.

Uncle Toms Cabin

Jun 5, 1851

HarrietBeecherStoweCenter
was a book written by a former slave called uncle tom he wrote this to stand for former slaves that much like himself

Republican Party Found

Mar 20, 1854

History of Republicans
It was to build a new party to oppose the expansion of slavery into the western territories.

Gadsden Purchase

Apr 25, 1854

Office of the historian
it was a from the treaty saying that they could extend untied states border pasts gulf of mexico to rio grande which gave america an extra 8 miles of land.

Kansas Nebraska act

May 30, 1854

100 Milestone Documents - Kansas Nebraska Act
it was a bill that had became a law for them to make the decisions of keeping slavery to the people and not to states.

Brooks-Sumner Incident

May 21, 1856

UsHistory- Brooks Sumner Incident
It was an incident that andrew butler went to far by talking about the brooks uncle saying things that should be said but in not the way he explained them and brooks didnt like it and messed him up the can

Harpers Ferry Raid

Oct 16, 1859

CivilWar.org-Harpers Ferry Raid
It was a famous event because even though farmers they left there farms and went straight to harpers ferry and seized citizens and took over the aresenal and the armory

Election of 1860

Nov 6, 1860

Infoplease-Election of 1860
it was the election of having them vote in another state to make the the balance turn to being unbalanced and causing problems

Firing On Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

Us-Civil War
This was an intense and fierce battle between the union and conferderate and saving fort sumter from the conferderates that wanted it

First Battle Of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

CivilWar-Battle Of Bull Run
the importance of this battle was to use stratedgy against the conferderate and slowly drive them back even with 1,340 mising and 1,430 wounded they still had enoungh strength to push back and open a way to richmond the conferderates capital to end the war.

Monitor v Merrimac

Mar 8, 1862

Hamptons Roads History
It was about Lt.John worden holding them off and taking ironclads against the conferderates wooden boats and there land forces.

Battle of Antietam

Sep 16, 1862

CivilWar-Battlefields-Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was important because even though well out numbered they overturned the battle against the conferderate and drove them back.

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

Historynet
the importance of war was not only that it was the biggest war ever but because it showed a turning point in the american civil war.

Shermans March

Sep 19, 1864

Eye Witness To History
It was a march of the sea chasing out the confederate and going through georgia and north.

Appomattox Court House

Apr 9, 1865

Civilwar-Battlefields-Appomattox Court House
The importance of the Battle of Appomattox Court House was that pushed to get supplies at lynchburg and as unions infantry stopped them in there tracks surrounding them from all sides lees forces and him surrendered to the unions forces