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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri. -
Compromise of 1850
Senator Henry Clay introduced a series of resolutions in attempt to seek a compromise between the North and the South. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Slaves get punished for running away, and the North gets punished for helping them. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. -
Dred Scott Decision
The case happened because Dred Scott, who had resided in a free state, was not entitled to his freedom. It was said that African Americans could not be citizens of the United States. -
Harper's Ferry Raid
John Brown led a small group on a raid against a federal armory in Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in attempt to start an armed slave revolt and destroy the institution of slavery. -
Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln becomes President -
Secession of the South
South Carolina called for a convention to secede from the Union. State by state, conventions were held, and the Confederacy was formed. Within three months of Lincoln's election, seven states had seceded from the Union. -
Beginning of Civil War
The war against the North and the South begin. They disagree on so many things, especially slavery. The South feels that they can't live without it. The North wants to get rid of Slavery. -
First Battle of Bull Run
The first Battle of Bull Run pits Union General Irvin McDowell against the new Confederate army. McDowell is defeated causing a panicked retreat back to Washington. -
Battle of Shiloh
Union General Ulysses S. Grant's forces are surprised at the town of Shiloh in Tennessee. -
The Capture of New Orleans
Union forces captured the city of New Orleans during the Civil War. The forever loss of New Orleans can be described as one of the worst disasters suffered by the Confederacy in the Western theater of the war. -
Southern slaves are freed
Due to the Confiscation Acts and the Emancipation Proclamation, the war effectively ended slavery. -
The Second Battle of Bull Run
This battle took place in Prince William County, Virginia. It was fought against Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union Major General John Pope's Army of Virginia. The Second Bull Run was much larger than the first Bull Run. -
The Battle of Antietam
This battle was fought between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac, near Sharpsburg, Maryland and Antietam Creek. It was the bloodiest day in U.S history. 22,717 people were either dead, wounded, or missing. -
The Battle of Stones River
The Battle of Stones river was fought from December 31, 1862-January 2, 1863 as the culmination of the Stones River Campaign in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. There were 24,645 deaths. -
The Battle of Chancellorsville
This battle took place in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. The battle of Chancellorsville can be known as Robert E. Lee's "Perfect Battle." People say that, because Lee made the risky decision to divide his army in the presence of a much larger enemy force resulted in a Confederate victory. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
This march was a military campaign conducted through Georgia by Major General William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army. -
Surrender at Appomattox
Near the town of Appomattox Court House, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army of Northern Virginia to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. This battle only lasted a few hours, but it brought the Civil War to an end.
