American Civil War Key Events

By Sam_C33
  • Nat Turner Slave Rebellion

    Nat Turner Slave Rebellion

    Nat Turner and a group of enslaved African Americans, killed 60 whites. After the rebellion Nat Turner and a hundred others were executed for their actions
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    Mexican-American War

    The Americans went to war against Mexico to their west. The Americans gained land to their South West
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    A novel named Uncle Tom's Cabin, this novel attacks the idea on slavery. This has great influence in the North and creates irritation in the South
  • Republican Party Formed

    Republican Party Formed

    The Publican Party is formed. They are against the idea of Slavery spreading further west.
  • Dred Scott Case

    This case states that slaves are always the property of their owners even if they are taken into free states. This decision is granted in the South but makes the North want to make slavery illegal
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    John Brown Raid

    John Brown a anti slavery campaigner raids the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. His idea was to steal weapons to start a slave rebellion. The union army stops him and he is hanged
  • Democratic Party Splits

    The Democratic Party splits into Northern and Southern Democrats. This gains the election of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the USA. This creates a situation for South Carolina to leave the Union and become the first south state too.
  • The CSA is formed

    The CSA (Confederate States of America) is formed, with this the states involved leave the union. Jefferson Davis become president for the South.
  • Fort Sumter Attack

    Fort Sumter Attack

    The Confederates fire upon Fort Sumter. This decision from the CSA sparks the beginning of the American Civil War
  • Battle of Bull Run

    Battle of Bull Run

    This is the first battle of the civil war, this battle ends in a win for the south
  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam

    The North successfully hold of the South. This battle is called a victory for the Union, but had a massive lost of lives
  • Fredericksburg

    Fredericksburg

    This battle attacks the South and in this process the Union had heavy losses and was forced to withdraw
  • Emancipation proclamation

    Emancipation proclamation

    The Emancipation proclamation was an official document which stated that all slaves would be considered free
  • Re-Election of Lincoln

    President Lincoln was re-elected as the president for his 2nd term
  • Lincoln's assassination

    Abraham Lincoln was shoot in the head by John Wilkes Booth. He was shoot dead at the Ford's Theatre