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The Supreme Court ruled that slaves were considered property, therefore could not sue in court.
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John Brown, a radical abolitionist, attempted to lead a slave rebellion and overtake a United States arsenal in Harper's Ferry, Virginia.
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Abraham Lincoln was elected to overtake James Buchanan as president of the United States.
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South Carolina becomes the first slave state to secede from the Union.
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The Confederate States fired the first shots of the Civil War on the Union fort, Fort Sumter.
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The first official battle of the Civil War was at Bull Run, Virginia, that resulted in a victory for the Confederacy.
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The Battle of Antietam was fought in Maryland, and is the deadliest day in American History with a death toll of 22,717; the victor is undecided, neither side won.
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A turning point for the Union, who win this massive land battle with a death toll of 46,286 along the time span of 3 days.
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Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address, a speech paying respects to the lives lost, both Confederate and Union, at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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William Tecumseh Sherman begins his march from Atlanta to Savannah, destroying everything in his path over the course of about a month.
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Robert E. Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox Court House Virginia, to finally end the Civil War.
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Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, less than a week after the Civil War ended, at Ford's Theater.
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Andrew Johnson enters office after Lincoln is assassinated which marks the beginning of reconstruction.
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The 13th amendment is ratified, which abolishes slavery and is a step towards having equal rights between races.
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A racial hate group composed of men in hooded robes created to oppress black people in the south by means of violence, threats, and fear.
