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Publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin
This book, written by Harriet Beecher, used satire to give a voice to southern slaves living on plantations. The south was outraged by the atack on slavery, while the northern abolitionists believed that it gave more reason to end slavery. Uncle toms Cabin. N.d. Photograph. flavorwire.comWeb. 5 May 2015. http://flavorwire.com/510492/the-disappearance-of-the-strident-protest-novel-uncle-toms-cabin-at-163. -
Dred Scott case
a more detailed look at the life of Dred Scott Dred Scott was a slave, who had lived in the free states of Illonois and Wisconsin. After his master moved back to the slave state of Missouri, he sued on the grounds that he had previously been free. After 11 years, the supreme court ruled against him, outraging abolitionists, and giving them more reasons to go to war and end slavery. Dred Scott. N.d. Photograph. wikipedia.orgWeb. 5 May 2 -
Harper's Ferry
The Dred Scott case and other events that highlighted the horrid details of slavery enraged many abolitionists. One of these abolitionists was John Brown, and in 1859 he and 21 volunteers raided Harper's Ferry in an attempt to arm the slaves, starting an armed rebellion. In a way his act was successful, for a few years later the fighting of the civil war began. Harper's Weekly illustration of U.S. Marines attacking John Brown's "Fort" Teresa Baine. N.d. Photograph. wikipedia.orgWeb. 5 May 2015 -
The Election of Lincon
In late 1860, Abraham Lincon was elected as the 16th president of the United States of America. He was elected in very turbulent times for the nation, and just 1 month after his election, South Carolina became the first state to sucede. His election was a main reason for the sucession of the many states that followed, for they felt that they would have no representation under his northern, republican government. BEP engraved portrait of Lincoln as President.. N.d. Photograph. wikipedia.orgWeb. -
Sucession of the south
was sucession ledal?
After years of rising tensions between the north and the south, the south resorted to sucession. A wave of southern states joined in sucession after South Carolina, and created the Cofederacy of the United States, which broke the union. Sucession. N.d. Photograph. housedivided.dickenson.eduWeb. 5 May 2015. http://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/9606. -
Ulysses S Grant becomes general
Grant was personally chosen by Lincon to be the union Armys' general throughout the length of the civil war. Before the war, he had served in mulitple others, including the mexican-american war only years earlier.He was a very important man throughout the war, and was upon the highest ranking in the union. He later became the president of the United States. Ulysses. S Grant. N.d. Photograph. wikipedia.orgWeb. 5 May 2015. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
The battle of Fort Sumter was the first conflict in the Civil War, but there were no casualties, as the Fort surrendered. It marks the begining of the Civil War. N.d. Photograph. learnnc.orgWeb. 5 May 2015. http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-civilwar/4637. -
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The American Civil War
Some artifacts from the period... This 4 year period marks the 'war between the states", or the civil war that divided America between the north and the south, over the issues of the union, slavery and the south's succession. -
the Battle of Bull Run
some more detail on the battle
This battle is the first main battle of the american civil war, and is an example of the Anaconda Plan used by the north. Currier and Ives, . Second Battle of Bull Run, fought Augt. 29th 1862, 1860s lithograph by Currier and Ives.. N.d. Photograph. wikipedia.orgWeb. 5 May 2015. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Bull_Run. -
Jefferson Davis is Elected
Davis was elected as the president of the newly formed Confederate States of America. He was the leader throughout the course of the civil war, but did not keep any power after the Confederacy dwas dissolved. jefferson Davis' sate of the (dis)union. N.d. Photograph. civilwardailygazette.comWeb. 5 May 2015. http://civilwardailygazette.com/2013/12/07/jefferson-davis-state-of-the-disunion/. -
The Trent Incident
The union navy stopped a british vessel in the Caribbean, in order to search it. On board were two confederate southeners in hopes of getting European support. Briain was so upset that they set troops to Canada, ready to fight on the confederate side, if there was no appology from the union. The Trent Affair. N.d. Photograph. sonofthesouth.netWeb. 5 May 2015. http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1861/november/trent-affair.htm. -
Rober E Lee becomes Confederate General
After the war began, both sides were in need of a strong military leader. General Robert.E Lee became the Confederate General, as he wanted to fight for his home state of South Carolina. He also served in the mexican-american war, alongside General Grant of the union. This gave both men a respect for eachother, as well as an idea of the others battle techniques and stratagy. General Lee Confederate. N.d. Photograph. pixgood.comWeb. 5 May 2015. http://pixgood.com/general-lee-confederate.html. -
Emancipation
The Emancipation Declaration was issued by Lincon in order to free all american slaves. This was an attempt to end the divide between the north and south, and end the war. Although this document did free most slaves, it did not yet apply to all. It also would only come into affect if the union won, and it did not become an offical law until the 13th amendment was passed. Reproduction of the Emancipation Proclamation at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.. N.d. -
Homestead Act
The Homestead Act offered farmers land, but only if they would live there for 5 years and plant crops. Many of the hopeful farmers had to forefiet, because the land was not fertile enough to support a family. Around 10 percent of thoses granted land benefited. Millions of Acres. Iowa and Nebraska. Land for Sale on 10 years Credit by the Burlington & Missouri River R. R. Co. at 6 per ct Interest and Low Prices,” 1872. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress. Call Number -
Founding of the Red Cross
Clara Barton was a nurse during the war, and was asked by Lincon himself to help trace thousands of missing union soldiers. She founded the Red Cross in 1863, and the organization is still around today. this is a good example of the many technological developments, and innovations that appeared during the war. N.d. Photograph. ifrc.orgWeb. 5 May 2015. http://www.ifrc.org/en/who-we-are/history/. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
battle tactics
This battle ran a total of three days, and is one of the most well known of all civil war battles. It was the closest the south ever got to victory, and is the inspiration for Lincon's Gettysburg Address. -
The Gettysburg Adress
address This famous speech was spoken by Lincon a few months after the battle of Gettysburg. In his speech he spoke of honoring those who dies, but also of a more symbolic message of continuing their fight so as not to loose the country our ancestors worked so hard for. -
Southern Surrender
The end of the war came with the surrender of Robert.E.Lee. many in the south were not happy with his surrender, but he saw the many union victories, and the need for an end to the war. Robert E Lee surrnders. N.d. Photograph. woodenboat.comWeb. 5 May 2015. http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?129449-April-9-1865-Generla-Lee-surrenders-to-General-Ulysses-Grant. -
Lincon is Assassinated
Even after the war was over, tensions were still very high. In 1865, John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincon during a play in Fords Theatre, in Washigton DC. He was the first American president to be assassinated, and this event shook both the north and the south, but especially the north, whom had hoped that he would lead them through reconstruction. This drawing shows the horrible event that theatergoers experienced at Ford's Theatre that night. N.d. Photograph. americaslibrary.govWeb. 5 May 2 -
Andrew Johnson becomes President
Johnson was Lincon's vice president, and when Lincon was assassinated, Johnson became the president. He did not stay in power for long, and Ulysses S Grant was elected as the next president. 17th President of the United States. N.d. Photograph. wikipedia.orgWeb. 5 May 2015. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Johnson. -
13th Amendment
ratifying the amendment
Lincon followed the emancipation proclamation with an amendment, making the law official across the entire nation. this amendment stated that all slaves are free. owa joint resolution ratifying the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, signed on March 30, 1866. (Gilder Lehrman Collection). N.d. Photograph. http://www.gilderleh -
Formation of the Klu Klux Klan
the KKK was a racist group that formed in the south after the 13th ammendement, in an attempt to hold the traditional white supremacy of the south. prezi.com. N.d. Photograph. n.p. Web. 5 May 2015. https://prezi.com/viydkeuvggni/ku-klux-klan-5-min-visualisation/. -
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Reconstruction
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The Purchase of Alaska
William Seward purchased Alaska from russia, as part of his plan o obtain the whole of North America through manifest destiny, and in an attempt to remove Russian influence in North America. Alaska Purchase. 1867. Photograph. commons.wikimedia.orgWeb. 5 May 2015. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flickr_-_USCapitol_-_Alaskan_Purchase,_1867.jpg. -
Treaty of Fort Laramie
This treaty was in regards to the new reservation system; which was one of Americas attempts to assimilate native culture. This treaty guarunteed a reservation for the Sioux and the Cheyenne. Less than 20 years later, gold was found on the reserve and the treaty was not withheld by the americans. This is an example of the conflicts arising between the American government and the natives, which, as in this case, was leading to wars. -
14th Amendment
This amendment gave citizenship to all newly freed slaves, and guarunteeing them their basic civil rights, as promised by the consitution. -
Ulysses.S Grant
Grant was the union general during the war, and was now elected as the president for the republicans, replacing Johnson. He was well known for his work as the union general in the civil war, and the people of America felt that they could trust him once again, after the war had ended. Though he had been trusted, there were many scandlas during his two-term run, and he stepped down. N.d. Photograph. credoreference.comWeb. 5 May 2015. <http://blog.credoreference.com/2011/03/ulysses-s-grant-comm -
15 Amendment
This amendment gave all American citizens the right to vote, which for the first time included the newly freed slaves. The law truly only gave African American men the right, as women and natives were still excluded. Waud, R.A. the First Vote. 1867. Photograph. loc.govWeb. 5 May 2015. https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/15thamendment.html. -
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Depression
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Rutherford B Hayes and the end of reconstuction
. After the votes were counted, in the 1877 election Tilden, the democrat representative, had won. A handful of southern states, who were at the time run by the republican party lied and stated that Hayes had won their state. After cries for a recount, the issue was passes to an oppointed committe, but most members were republican, and sided with Hayes. He then ended reconstuction to win back the southern votes. N.d. Photograph. wikiquote.orgWeb. 5 May 2015. <http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ruthe
