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The Compromise of 1850
Due to the compromise California was admitted as a free state. Also new and effective laws regarding fugitive slaves were put into place -
Harpers Ferry
With financial aid from northern abolitionist, John Brown tried to start an uprising in Harper Ferry, Virginia. His attempt was to seize the federal arsenal but failed also John and all of his men died. -
The Creation of the C.S.A.
After the secession of South Carolina, a few other southern states left the union to create a territory of their own. The new president of this new country was Jefferson Davis. -
Battle of Bull Run
The first official battle of the Civil war, just a few miles away from the capital of the country. Due to Thomas Jackson stepping into the battle this victory was taken by the Confederates -
The assault on Fort Sumter
Lincoln decided to send supplies to his men at Fort Sumter because he wasn't going to let it fall into the South's hands. The South began to fire onto the fort causing the fall of Sumter. -
Forts Henry and Donelson
After 11 days of attempting to capture confederate fort, Ulysses Grant captured forts Henry and Donelson -
Battle of Antietam
McClellan had found some of General Lee's orders and issued an order to go after Lee. The result is the bloodiest battle in the Civil war with deaths going up to 26,000 men. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
This battle was one of the many won by the South but unlike the rest this had a major drawback. Stonewall Jackson was shot by his own men on accident then died a few days later due to sickness -
Battle of Vicksburg
A siege to take one of the final strongholds that the south had. He barraged the city with artillery for multiple hours through the day but eventually the supplies ran low and they gave up the city. -
Emancipation Proclamation
As a tool to help his political battle Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. This allowed him to free any slave that his men captured or seize from the south during battle. -
Gettysburg Address
The famous 2 minute speech Lincoln made at a ceremony that was held at a cemetery in Gettysburg. During this speech Lincoln made it clear that the United States was one nation instead of many states. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The turning point of the war, one of the most important victories for the North. After battling and moving around for three days the battle finally ended with the south having 5,000 more deaths than the Union. -
Ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment
In order to finally get rid of the national issue that caused so much tension The U.S. constitution add the 13th amendment. This amendment banned slavery in the United States for good. -
Appomattox Court House
After an attempt to escape Lee got caught in Virginia. Lee and Grant had a meeting which concluded the war with lee's surrender. -
Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
When Lincoln was attending a theatre, a man named John Wilkes Booth came from behind him and shot him. After the fatal wound that Lincoln suffered he died.
