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Missouri Compromise
A bunch of laws put into effect to maintain the balence between free and slave states.This bill was made in 1820. The picture shows the Missouri Compromise. -
New Technology in civil war
Minnie Balls where a major devolpment in civil war they would move through the air with a spirl and could shatter the bones of the soldier that was hit. They where much faster than standard bullets -
The Compromise of 1850
A serise of laws put into effect to settle major disputes between the freee state and the slave states -
Kansas-Nabraska Act
The kansas-Nabraska ast was made in 1854. This allowed the residents of these areas to chose by popular sovernity wheather or not they wanted slaverly in there area. This caused much bloodshed. -
Election of 1860
The election of 1860 caused may problems. It was diffrent from the previous election, unlike the others it had four contenders for the position of president. -
Seccession
Some of the southern states secceded from the union and formed there own country; th econfederate states of america. -
Firing on fort Sumter
Shots where fired on fort sumter, when ships went to resupply the fort. No one was killed during this fight, but this atack started the civil war. -
Battle of Bull Run.
Union forces fought with Confederate forces by a creek called Bull Run, hence th ename of the battle. This was th efirst battle the south won shocking th eNorth and making hte south very happy. -
Western front
the goal of the western front was to capture the missipi river and its tributaries effectivly dividing the south -
Eastern front
The goal of the unions attack plan on the eastern front was to get Richmond. Which was the Confererate capital. -
Battle of Shiloh
This was one of the firces battle of the civil war. The union suffered casultiys of 13,000 while the confederate losses numbered 11,000. This battle was on the Western Front. -
Fall of New Orleans
Yhis battle was fought by the union fleet, led by David Farragut. They captured New Orleans the largest city in the south. This battle was part of the Western front. -
Confederate soldier journal entry
Thomas Benton Alexander wrote 118 pages about his experences while at war. Though i can not find any of his actul writings i know he served from 1861-1865. -
7 days Battle
The two sides fought for a week. The Northern army suufered heavy losses forcing mcclellen to retreat. This battle was on the Western Front. -
Antietam
This battle won by no one seeing a Lee retreated and Mcclellen did not persue him. This was the bloodiest battle of the whole Civil War. This battle was on the Western Front. -
Confederate Journal Entry
I found a journal entry of a confederate soldier. He worked under genral Robert F. Hoke. The soldier talked about his concerns for himself and the war. -
Union Soldier journal Entry
I found a journal entry by private Josiah Fitch Murphy, a union soldier. He lived in nantucket.
