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Antebellum Period
The era in the Southern United States preceding the Civil War and the culture of that era. -
General William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison was the ninth President of the United States, an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office. -
Andrew Jackson President
Andrew Jackson becomes 7th president of the US. Jackson was the first self-made man to be elected to the US Presidency. He was also the first President not to come from one of the original colonies. -
Underground Railroad Established
The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses used by black slaves in the US to escape to free states and Canada with the help of abolitionists and other allies. -
Seige of the Alamo
Five thousand Mexican soldiers under General Santa Anna lay siege to the Alamo, an old mission in San Antonio, Texas, that has been occupied by Americans fighting for Texas independence. Almost all of the defenders were killed, although some civilians survived. -
Panic of 1837
The economy falls into a depression known as the Panic of 1837. The crisis begins with a financial panic. The depression will last until 1843. -
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Brought an end the to Mexican-American War. This treaty gave the United States California, Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, and Nevada for $15 million and created a boundary at Rio Grande. It also brought up the issue of expansion of slavery. Southerns fought to bring slavery into the new territories while northerners tried to prevent the expansion of slaves. -
Railroads Statistic
Miles of rail laid between 1850-60: 21,000 (giving the country a larger rail network than the rest of the world combined) -
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Dred Scott v. Sandford, was a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court held that African Americans could not be American citizens and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court. -
Urban Vs. Rural Statistic
Ratio of Americans living in cities in 1860: 1 in 6 (6.2 million out of about 30 million total) -
South Carolina seceded from the Union
South Carolina called for secession because they were unhappy with the election of the Republican President Lincoln since he stood by the Republican Party platform in 1860. This also led Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas to secede from the Union and form the Confederate States of America. -
The Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter, near Charleston, South Carolina, that started the American Civil War. -
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The Civil War
A civil war fought in the United States after several Southern slave states declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This proclamation by Abraham Lincoln allowed African Americans to join the Union army. About 190,000 volunteered, which greatly increased the Union army's chance of winning the war -
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Reconstruction Period
The transformation of the Southern United States with the reconstruction of state and society. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
Over 165,000 soldiers participate in the largest battle in the Western Hemisphere. After three days of fighting, Lee retreats, leaving 4,000 dead Confederates. Total casualties: 23,000 Union, 28,000 Confederates -
Civil War Deaths Statistic
Total number of Dead in the Civil War: 624,511 -
Appomattox Court House
General Robert E Lee (Confederate), refusing to see his troops suffer any further, surrenders to Ulysess S Grant (Union). Southern troops given generous terms of surrender. End of the Civil War -
Assasination of Abraham Lincoln
The assasination occured five days after the commander of the Confederacy, General Robert E. Lee, surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant (Union). Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated. The killer was named John Wilkes Booth and he first planned to kidnap the president in order to revive the confederacy cause but his plan did not work. -
14th Amendment Ratification
The Fourteenth Amendment was ratified in July 1869, and gave basic civil rights to all citizens. It made all people born or naturalized in the United States full citizens with protection of life, liberty, and property. -
15th Amendment Ratification
The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in February 1870 and guaranteed citizens the right to vote without an account of race, color or previous servitude. This amendment did not however include women. -
End of Reconstruction
A deal with Southern Democratic leaders made Rutherford B. Hayes president, in exchange for the removal of federal troops from the South and the end of federal efforts to protect the civil rights of African Americans.
