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Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 states that California is a free state and New Mexico is a slave state. -
The Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska Act lets popular sovereignty come into affect, meaning Kansas and Nebraska gets to vote if it would like to be a free state or a slave state. -
Bleeding Kansas
During Bleeding Kansas, the North and the South pour into Kansas and they used violent confrontations to show that they either wanted slavery or did not want slavery in that state. -
The Dred Scott Decision
The Dred Scott Decision was when Dred Scott, a former slave, sued his owner for freedom. He was moved to a free state, which meant that he must be granted freedom. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
The Lincoln-Douglas debates were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, most being about slavery. Douglas made Lincoln appear to be an abolitionist, although he was only a free soiler. The South then turned on Lincoln because they did not want him to get rid of slave labor. -
Harper's Ferry
Harper's Ferry was raided by John Brown. Hoping to abolish slavery, his actions led to more tension between the North and the South. -
Lincoln's Election
Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States. The South disliked him as a president because they believe he was an abolitionist, but he was a Republican, free soiler. -
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was bombarded by the Confederates. They took over for about four years. -
Bull Run
The Battles of Bull Run resulted in a Union loss, as the Union marched to Washington D.C. to fight the Confederates. The Union then realized that the Civil War would not be as easy to win as they thought it would. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was written by Abraham Lincoln, which granted freedom to all the slaves in the Confederate States. -
Antietam
Antietam was the bloodiest single-day battle in United States history. It resulted in a Union victory and the creation of the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Gettysburg and Gettysburg Address
The Battle of Gettysburg was won by the Union. Four days afterwards, Abraham Lincoln made one of the most influential speeches in U.S. history, explaining his beliefs on equality and its relations to the Declaration of Independence, as well as his hope for freedom in the future of the country. -
Andersonville Prison
Andersonville Prison was located in Georgia. It was a confederate prison and was known for its high death rates and unhealthy conditions. Approximately 13,000 union members died there. -
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
General E. Lee surrenders to the Union at Appomattox Court House. This puts an end to the Civil War. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln as he was watching a play at Ford's Theatre. -
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Reconstruction
The Reconstruction was the time after the Civil War in which they had to rebuild the South. During this time, black codes were created to discriminate against former slaves and other African Americans.
