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Crittenden Compromise
Advocated extending what used to be the Missouri Compromise line all the way to the Pacific. It also called for federal compensation for runaway slaves. It was not passed because people, including Lincolln, did not believe it would bring the South back. -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina began a chain of secessions in the Deep South when it held a convention that decided their pact with the Union had dissolved. -
Confederacy is Founded
Without waiting for the Upper South, the Deep South states that had already seceded went on to form the Confederacy of America, witha Constitution similiar to that of the U.S. -
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The Civil War
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South Attacks Fort Sumter
When the North tries to send supplies to Fort Sumter, the South launches an unprovoked attack and captures the fort, starting the civil war. -
Martial Law Declared
Allowed the military to arrest citizen suspected of aided the enemy, and suspended habeas corpus between Philadelphia and Washington. -
Upper South Secedes
When Lincoln called on the upper South to supply troops to coerce the Confederacy, they left the Union and joined up with their other southern brothers. -
First Major Battle
A disaster for the North, when they tried to reach Richmond, they were counterattacked and the raw troops fled in fear. -
Anaconda Policy
THe North looked to establish naval dominance, control the Mississippi, and to capture Richmond, the Southern capital. This was known as the Anaconda Plan because it was meant to squeeze the South. -
Confederacy Conscription Law
In the South, soldiers showed an unwillingness to reenlist, so in order to gain troops, they had to pass the Conscription Law, to help them cope with total war. -
North Dominates the Sea
The Monitor destroyed the Confederate ship Virginia, thus ending the Souths sea expedition and allowing for complete Northern naval domination. -
Emancipation Proclomation
Gave the South 100 days to give up before losing their slaves, and was the result of political pressures on Lincoln. -
Enrollment Act
Outright conscription of white males but permitted rich men to hire substitutes or pay a fee to avoid military service. -
Gettysburg and Vicksburg
Very important battles, in Gettysburg, Grant got to choose the place for battle and the North was defending for a change. In Vicksburg, Grant launched a very bold campaign and took the almost inaccessible bastion. -
New York Riot
One of the bloodiest disorders in American history, it resulted from the Enrollment Act. A mob killed 120 people while burning offices and homes of Republicans and a black orphanage, -
Sherman's March
Sherman marched all the way through Georgia, until he reached the coast and spared only Savannah while on his rampage. -
Election of 1864
Lincoln won against McClellan after a series of successful military feats, beating him in the electoral 212 to 21. -
The 13th Amendment
Lincoln used all of his influence to pass the amendment, freeing African American slaves and earned himself the name the Great Emancipator. United the Northern cause and abolitionist movement. -
Grant Captures Richmond
Finally achieveing the Northern goal, Grant captures Richmond, forcing Lee to surrender and bringing about the end of the war. -
Lincoln Assassinated
John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate, killed Lincoln while he was attending a play in Ford's Theater. -
Confederacy Fully Surrenders
The remaining troops from the Confederacy lay down their arms after Lincolns assassination, completing the reestablishment of the Union.
