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Compromise of 1850
As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. -
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a underground tunnel that slaves used to escape their owners and attempt to live a free life. they were lead by Harriet Tubman. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
In January 1854, Senator Stephen Douglas introduced a bill that divided the land west of Missouri into two territories, Kansas and Nebraska. He argued for popular sovereignty, which would allow the settlers of the new territories to decide if slavery would be legal there. -
The Dred Scott Case
Sandford, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on March 6, 1857, rule that Dred Scott who had resided in a free state and territory (where slavery was prohibited) was not thereby entitled to his freedom; that African Americans were not and could never be citizens of the United States. -
The Raid at Harper's Fairy
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 Harper's Ferry, Virginia. -
Battle of Fredericksville
this was another battle in the Civil War where the Confederates took a victory. When They came up the Union thought they looked too tough to beat. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was an important battle for the Union because they won this battle and it brought their confidence up and help them win the war. this was a turning point in the war. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
In this battle Robert E Lee's right hand man Stonewall Jackson was killed on accident by friendly fire. -
The Freedmen's Bureau
The Freedman's Bureau was established by congress to help former black slaves and poor whites in the south during the Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln Assassination
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's theater by John Wilkes Booth. -
13th Amendment Ratified
The United States ratified the 13th amendment, abolishing slavery. -
Black Codes Enacted
Southern states make laws so blacks don't have the same rights that white's do. they basically made slavery in disquise. -
Ku Klux Klan
A secret organization to intimidate African Americans and restore white rule is founded in Pulaski, Tennessee -
Reconstruction Acts
Congress divides the former Confederacy into five military districts and requirs elections in which African American men can vote. -
Ulysses S. Grant Elected President
The former Union general becomes the 18th president.
