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Comprimise of 1850
This split the country into 2. North and south, they disagreed about slavery. The North beilived in anti-slavery and the South was pro-slaves. -
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Causes of the Civil War
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
This was a book by Harriet Stowe and it followed a slaves life and it opened up the eyes of the North and showed them how brutal slavery was. This created rebellion and Tension to form. -
Dredd Scot Decision
This made African Americans official American Citizens. -
Lincoln and Douglas Debates
This was the presidential debates over slavery between Lincoln and Douglas. -
Raid on Haper's Farry
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Election of 1860
This was when Lincoln won the debates and he didn't beilive in slavery so everyone knew that it would be abolished. -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina leaves the Union which causes several started to leave as well. It is the first state to leave. -
Mississippi Secedes
Mississippi leaves the Union. -
Florida Scedes
Florida scedes from the Union. -
Alabama Secedes
Alabama scedes from the Union. -
Georgia Scedes
Georgi scedes from the Union. -
Lousiana Scedes
Louisiana scedes from the Union. -
Texas Scedes
Texas scedes from the Union. -
Bleeding Kansas Ends
It was from 1855-1861. It was John Brown who took his 4 sons and attacked Kansas (one of the main slave states) in hoped to cause tension so the situation would be solved. -
Battle of Fort Sumpter
The battle of Fort Sumter was on April 12 through the 14 in 1861. It took place near Charleston harbor in South Carolina. It lead to greater tension in the Civil War. The Confederate army won because the Union's fort was nearly destroyed, but very badly damaged. Robert Anderson was the leader for the Union army and P.G.T Beauregard was the general for the Confederate army. -
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CIvil War
This was a war between the North and the South, they were fighting about slavery. The North won and Slavery was abolished and the Country was unified once again. -
First Battle of Bun Fun
This was the first major battle in Virginia. It took place on July 16, 1861. McDowell marched up agaisnt the Confederate army. However the battle did not go well for the North as they were chased around until they made it to Washington. They planned to attack the Union flank but did not prevail. However they greatly damaged the Union and it was a confederate victory. -
Sherman's march to the Sea
In November 15- December 21, 1861 in Georgia General Sherman marched to the southern arsenals and destroyed everything that would deem useful to them like food, clothing, shelter, and weapons. This is called total war. -
Monitor VS Merimock
This battle was on March 9, 1862 in Sewell's Port, Virginia. Both the South and the North claimed victory. They fought for about 3 hours but no serious damage was done and eventually they both decided to draw a tie, in other words it was neither a win or a lose. But since both sides were equal they claimed it a victory since no real damage was done. -
Monitor VS Merrimock
This battle was on March 9, 1862 in Sewell's Port, Virginia. Both the South and the North claimed victory. They fought for about 3 hours but no serious damage was done and eventually they both decided to draw a tie, in other words it was neither a win or a lose. But since both sides were equal they claimed it a victory since no real damage was done. -
Battle of Shiloh
he battle took place on April 6–7, 1862. It was in Hardin territory in Tennessee. The overall end result was a victory for the Union. The Union was lead by Ulysses S. Grant. The South attacked with a surprise attack but many of their own leaders were killed. The Union army fled further North and met up with more of their army to be reinforced. They attacked the Confederate army the next day which was a major setback for them which helped the Union claim victory. -
Capture of New Orleans
The battle took place on April 25 – May 1, 1862 in New Orleans. The Union Navy wanted to capture the city. The South tried to fight back but realized that it was pointless so they gave up and the city went down. -
Battle of Antietam
It was the first major Civil war battle on Union grounds. This was also the most violent battle, 22,717 people were killed, wounded, or not found. The Union attacked their flanks and slowly the South. It took place near Sharpsburg, Maryland. Other Union army's came up on Harpers Ferry gave them a surprise attack which ended the battle, a Union victory. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This famous document was written and published on January 1st, 1863. It stated that all rebelling slave states were now free. This prevented Europe from siding with the South. -
Fredericksburg and Chancellorville
This took place on December 13, 1862 and May 2, 1863 in Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. What happened is that the Union thought they would basically run up a hill and attack. However the South was armed on their flanks and there was many Union losses. -
Siege at Vicksburg
This was on May 18-July 4, 1863 in Vicksburg, MS. After 9 months the Union took control of the Mississippi River which was a major trade river for the South. This caused less supplies to be traded to the South, which gave the North the upper hand. -
Battle of Gettysburg
This battle took place on July 1-4, 1863, in Gettysburg PA. The North and South forces met by chance in the North grounds. The South had fought a defensive war but now they have decided to go offensive and attack the Union. They had tried to charge at the Union but they had to retreat and now it is called, "Pickett's charge". -
Surrender at Appomattox
On April 9, 1865 the Civil war ended. it was ended with a surrender called the Surrender of Appomattox in the Appomattox court house. The south has tried to retreat but failed and was forced into a surrender. The terms were that the South had to give up 3 days of food, their rifles, and their horses. -
Lincolns Assassination
Lincoln was assassinated on April 15, 1865 in Washington DC. While in Ford's Theater seeing a show called Our American Cousin, a comedy, Johm Wikes Booth shot Abe in the head and he died the next day, 6 days after the end of the Civil War.
