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Uncle Tom's Cabin published
Written by Harriet beecher Stowe was an anti-slavery novel describing the life of the common slave. -
Kansas- Nebraska Act passed
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed the territories themselves to decide whether to be slave or free states. -
Preston Brooks beats Senator Charles Sumner
Sumner insulted a South Carolinain Senator and was against slavery so Brooks took the matter into his own hands. He went into his office and beat Sumner with a cane. -
Dred Scott Decision
The United States Supreme Court declared that all blacks were not and could never become citizens of the United States. -
Lincoln-Douglas Senate Election Debates
The debates between Stephan Douglas and Abraham Lincoln were during the 1858 campaign for a U.S Senate seat for Illinois. -
John Brown's Raid
John Brown led 21 men on a raid on Harper's Ferry as an act against slavery. He believed that once heard about, slaves would come and join his men in the rebellion but no one did. -
1860 Presidential Election
The 1860 election was one of the most important in American history as it happened in the time of a crisis and brough Abraham Lincoln into office as the 16th President. -
South Carolina secedes from the Union
It was the first state to secede from the Union followed by 10 other southern states after the election of Lincoln. -
The Civil War began
The Civil war began on April 12, 1861. It was a war between the Confederates and the Yankees. -
Firing on Fort Sumter
General Beauregard, in command of the Confederate forces around Charleston Harbor, opened fire on the Union garrison holding Fort Sumter. -
First Battle at Bull Run
Victory would open the way to the Confederate capitol at Richmond, Virginia. -
Jefferson Davis elected President of the Confederate States
Davis was elected president of the 11 Confederacy states after they seceded from the Union. -
Battle of Anteitam
The battle was the bloodiest day in American history. Confederate forces hid in the sunken road and slaughtered Union forces as they came out of the corn fields. However, Union forces eventually surrounded the Road shooting directly into it and trapping the Confederates. -
Battle of Gettysburg began.
Battle of Gettysburg
The battle that ended the war and Lee's army surrendered to Grant. -
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The Battle of the Wilderness
The Battle of the Wilderness was fought on May 5th through the 7th 1864. -
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Sherman fought at Kennesaw Mountain
During the Civil War, one of the battles took place on Kennesaw Mountain. Sherman was one of the people that fought at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. -
Yankees burned mills in Roswell and New Manchester, Georgia.
Yankees burned mills and took the workers and sold them in northern states to yankees people. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman destroyed the South by damaging its economic and transportation infrastructure. He burned Atlanta, tore up railroads and cut telegraph wires. -
General John M. Schofield marched north and attacked Nashville, Tennessee.
General John M. Schofield attacked Nashville, Tennesee during the Civil War on December 15, 1864. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment of the U.S Constitution abolishes slavery. -
Lincoln elected into second presidency
This was the first election since the re-election of Andrew Jackson that a president had been re-elected. -
Radical Reconstruction
Radical reconstruction began in 1865 and continued through 1877. Reconstruction is the effort the United States made to reconstruct the political, legal, and economic structures of America. -
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, and the war was over.
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant. This ended the Civil War. -
Lincoln's Assassination
John Wilks Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment of the U.S Constitution states that all people born in the United States are citizens. A Reconstrucion Amendement. -
Johnson's impeachment
For the first time in history, the United States House of Representatives impeached sitting President Andrew Johnson. He now faced trial in front of the U.S Senate and, if conficted, would be removed from office. However, Johnson was not convicted and remained President of the United States. -
15th Amendment
The 5th Amendment of the U.S Constitution says that the right to vote of a citizen shall not be denied on the account of color or race. -
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Reconstrucion ends
Reconstruction ended because of the compromise of 1877.
