Timeline Project

By jchamb928

  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860
    The significance of the Election of 1860 is when Lincoln became president he wanted the south to secede of slavery.

  • Confederate States Form

    Confederate States Form
    The significance of the Confederate States Form was to defend slavery, and then it brought the absolute abolishment of slavery

  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter
    The significance was that Fort Sumter was the location of the very first engagement of the Civil War, and was marked the beginning of the Civil War

  • First Battle of Bull Run

    First Battle of Bull Run
    The significance was it showed that the war is real, and that the country´s fate wouldn´t have been decided after one fight

  • Jefferson Davis Inaugurated as President of Confederate States of America

    Jefferson Davis Inaugurated as President of Confederate States of America
    The significance was that Jefferson presided the South of their armed forces, and also their possession of their weapons

  • Battle of Siloh

    Battle of Siloh
    The significance was important because the number of death for the United States shocked the entire country

  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam
    The significance was it was the first battle to be fought in the North

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation
    The significance was that the legislation that gave slaves the opportunity to live a free life within the United States, so they can also fight in the North

  • Battle of Vicksburg

    Battle of Vicksburg
    The significance was that both the Union and the Confederacy got a critical win

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg
    The significance was that the largest number of casualties of the entire was that was involved

  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address
    The significance was it sought to bring meaning to the sacrifice of the soldiers who died giving their life to the war

  • Sherman´s March to the Sea

    Sherman´s March to the Sea
    The significance was to cripple the Confederacy´s ability so they can not wage any wars

  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment
    The significance was that the 13th amendment was made to abolish slavery in the United States

  • Appomattox Court House

    Appomattox Court House
    The significance was that it marks the beginning of the country´s conversion to peace and the unification four years after the Civil War

  • Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

    Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
    The significance was that the Civil War was closing to the end