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Robert E Lee Life
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War of 1812 begins
The War of 1812 begins putting Lees father in command of troops -
War of 1812 ends
The war of 1812 ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, letting father return -
Construction begins on the Erie Canal
COnstruction begins on the eire canal which will revolutionize the way goods are moved, which will help Lee use advances in technology during the civil war -
Panic of 1819
The panic of 1819 was the first major economic crsis in america and helped to put lee and his family in debt -
Indian Removal Act is signed into law
The Indian Removal Act is signed, forceing the army to move indians to the west, this is where Lee and other leaders in the civil war got their first taste of the military -
Nate Turner slave Rebellion
The Nate Turner slave Rebellion was one of the first major abolitonist movements of the 1800s. This was when the line between pro slavery and abolitionist began to begin to divide greatly. -
Sharps rifle invented
The sharps rifle revolutionized how firearms in the futrure would be used -
Mexican American War begins
The Mexican American War begins, this is where Lee began to work his way through the militray ranks -
Steam Boats become the most used mode of transportation
Steam boats replace small boats and horses to move goods and people along the rivers, these rivers and the boats will later become very important deciding who will win the civil war -
John Brown slave rebellion
The John brown slave Rebellion was when John Brown, slaves, and abolistionist stormed the armory at Harpers Ferry and the rebellion was ordered to be put down by Lee -
Southern states begin to succed
The cotton producing states begin to succed which begins to hurt northen textials -
South Carolina succeeds
South Carolina becomes the first state to succed from the union, starting the dominio effect that lead to the civil war -
Licoln becomes president
Licoln is sworn in as the 16th president of the United States -
Lee resigns from the army
Lee resigned from the army to go fight for the confederacy -
Jfferson davis becomes president of the CSA
Jefferson Davis becomes the first and only president of the CSA -
Emancipation Proclimation
Licoln publishes the emancipation proclimation giving hope to slaves in the south -
New York Draft Riots
Men n New York Riot against the draft -
Surrender at Appomattox
Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, effectivly ending the civil war -
Abraham Licoln is assassinated
John Wilkes Booth assassinated Licoln at Ford's Theather -
John Wilkes Booth is killed
Booth was shoot by a union soilder while he was trying to make his last stand in a barn