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compromise of 1850 passed
.Senator Henry Clay introduced a series of resolutions on January 29,1850,in an attempt to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between North and south. -
uncle tom's cabin
uncle tom's cabin is a publish book of anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stow. -
The kansas and nebraska act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act. The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. -
when was james buchanan sworn into office
James Buchanan was sworn in as president in 1857. He was almost 66 years old. At the time, Buchanan was the oldest person ever elected president. He was also the only president who never married. -
the liberator goes in print
The liberator was a weekly newspaper publish by William Lloyd Garrison in Boston -
Dred scott
Dred scott v. Sandford,60 U.S. 393,also known as the Dred Scott case,was a landmark decision by the United states Supreme Court on US labor law and constitutional law. -
john brown raid at harpers ferry
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry was an effort by armed abolitionist John Brown to initiate an armed slave revolt in 1859 by taking over a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia -
Election of linclon the 16th president
On November 6, 1860, Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States, beating Douglas, Breckinridge, and Bell. He was the first president from the Republican Party -
s.c. secedes from the union
The convention then adjourned to Charleston to draft an ordinance of secession. When the ordinance was adopted on December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first slave state in the south to declare that it had seceded from the United States. -
The battle of fort sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the Confederate States Army, and the return gunfire and subsequent surrender by the United States Army, that started the American Civil War -
battle of bull run
tension mounted in summer of 1861, leading to the first major battle of the civil war. On july 21,about 30,000 union troops command by General Irvin McDowell attacked a smaller confederate force led by General P.G.T. Beauregard. The fighting took place in northern Virginia -
battle of shiloh
Meanwhile, in the west, General Grant and about 40,000 troops headed south toward Corinth, Mississippi,a major railroad junction. -
battle of Antietan
Once in Maryland, Lee split his army into four parts. to confuse McClellan, he ordered each part to move in a different direction. -
battle of fredericksburg
battle of Fredericksburg was fought on december 11-15 1862, in and around fredericksburg virginia -
emancipation proclamtion
At first, Lincoln viewed the civil war was a battle for the union,not fight against slavery -
battle of chancellorsville
battle of chancellorsville was a major battle of the american civil war, and the principal engagement of chancellorsville campaign
