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Antebellum
the period of time before the civil war but after the colonial era where slavery came out and america joined the powers of the earth or became a country. -
New jersey last to abolish slavery in the north
One by one the states began abolishing slavery the last northern state to do this be fore the war was new jerey -
James madison
he enters office before the war of 1812 and during the war and then leaves office in March 4th, 1817 -
The War of 1812
Was a 32 month conflict Between america and britain that ended febuary 18 1815 -
andrew jackson enters office
Andrew jackson was the president during this time but he was also a well respected general during the war of 1812.after the fort mims massacre he commanded the assault on the native indian tribes after that. -
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civil war
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Abraham lincoln
Entered presidency in 1861 and left office when he was assainnated in 1865.he was the us president during the civil war.and gave one of the single most important speaches of the civil war era, about 4 months after the war itself. which was the gettysburg adress.this adress said that everyone on earth had the right to life,liberty, and the pursuit of happiness including black slaves. -
The Batlle At Fort Sumpter
this is the battle where the first shots were fired of the american civil war. fort sumpter is located in charleston harbor south carolina -
battle of gettysburg
A 3 day battle at gettysburg pennsylvania that turned the tables and led the confederacy into a loss. -
Battle at gettysburg pennsylvania
The bloodiest battle of the war and possibly the most game changing was the battle at gettysburg nearly 52,000 casualties here alone a battle that resulted in many casualties to both sides left the confederacy vulnerable. -
president lincoln assasinated
president lincoln was shot by john wilkes booth in the Ford's theatre.this sent the union states into a temporary panic as this has never happened before. -
The war ends at appomattox court house
The battle that ended the war.General ulysses grant fought for many hours until robert e. lee Surrendered to the north and this led to the end of the war. -
Ulysses grant
The Perhaps most important general of the civil war for the union army.he was at many of the major battles like gettys burg and the appomattox court house.he later went on to become president of the United states. -
Giving land to slaves.
In some former confederate states such as tennesee,arkansas,and louisiana president lincoln expieremented with giving land to former slaves to begin reconstruction of the us government in the free era of men. -
Death count
By the end of the civil war Approximately 620,000 people died in this war between the two sides and this ammount of casualties was not beaten until WW1 where nearly 1 million soldiers died and 7 million civilians died -
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Reconstruction
the period in time where the us began to feform as a ountry under the new law aolishing slavery and equalizing all people -
lincolns out but ander johnsons in
angry at the assasination andrew johnson vowed to hang any confederate treasonist.he later being the succesor to abraham lincoln decided that compassion was the way to go and gave out many pardons to former confederates with the exception of henry witz and jefferson davis. -
Ulysses grant President.
Grant enters presidency after the war.in his presidency he enforces the protection of the newly freed african americans.he did so by usingthe justice department and the U.S. military to supress white insurgencies against black people.
