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A brutal war between the northern and southern states of the United States due to slavery.
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The Northern and Southern States went to war with each other, which was soon to be known as the Civil War. The Confederate army fired cannons on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Caroline, which had been controlled by the Union Army. This resulted in the Union Army surrendering to the Confederate Army. -
The Battle of the Bull Run marked the first key battle of the Civil War, which resulted in a Confederate Victory. -
This battle was one of the biggest conflicts that had taken place on the western front of the war and had caused many lives to be lost. This ended with a Union victory. -
The Battle of Antietam, also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, which took place in Maryland. This battle was known as the single bloodiest day of fighting during the war, ending with a total of 6,000 dead, and 17,000 wounded. This battle ended up with a draw. -
This battle was also known to be another bloody battle, which ended up with the Confederates winning. -
The Battle of Gettysburg is known to be the largest battle ever fought during the Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg was known to be a defining movement in the Civil War. The massive fight lasted for three days. There were huge casualties on both sides. Throughout the battle, it did look like the Confederates (south) were going to win, but the Union (north) ended up going for the win towards the end. -
President Lincoln published the Emancipation and Proclamation document, which freed all slaves in the Confederate states and also made a symbolic gesture for the black Americans in the South. -
Pickett's Charge was named after a Confederate General.
Confederates had soon admitted. Confederate troops had 28,000 casualties with the Union army had 25,000. -
Slavery was soon resulting to an end once slaves were tested for the true meaning of freedom. Freedom identified as choosing a new name for a new life, while for others it meant getting married and knowing that the marriage was legal. -
President Andrew Johnson announced his plan for the Reconstruction. It was that a former Confederate state could rejoin the Union once it had written a new state constitution, elected a new state government, repealed its act of secession, canceled its war debts, and ratified the Thirteenth Amendment. (which abloshied slavery) -
President Johnson announced that Reconstruction was over as 1865 was coming to an end. Southern states were prepared to rejoin the Union, while Republican leaders in Congress disagreed. -
This was when the South was rebuilding and bringing the Southern states back into the Union, although it was not easy. Even though the nation was united again, Americans were still deeply divided.
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On April 9, 1865, the Civil War resulted in victory for the Confederate states. The Confederate states' victory also abolished/banned slavery throughout the nation. -
On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth during a play. Booth thought that killing Lincoln would eventually save the Confederacy. -
This was created by Congress and was designed as a bill to help freedmen. This struct at the black codes by declaring freedmen to be full citizens with the same rights as white men. Although, it was declared unconstitutional by Johnson, and caused the bill to get vetoed.