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Compromise Of 1850
Henry Clay was involved in this event.
Clay’s plan could not pass as a complete package.
On July 4, 1850, before the issue could
The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850.
It defused a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican–American War -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Published in 1852, Uncle Tom’s Cabin quickly became a sensation, selling more than 300,000 copies.
Packed with dramatic incidents and vivid characters.
The novel showed slavery as a cruel and brutal system.
The novel helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a series of violent political confrontations in the United States
It involved anti-slavery Free-Staters and pro-slavery elements in Kansas between 1854 and 1861.
Although Kansans in that year once and for all rejected the proslavery
(1854 and 1861) -
Dred Scott case
In 1857, the United States Supreme Court issues a decision in the Dred Scott case
Affirming the right of slave owners to take their slaves into the Western territories
thereby negating the doctrine of popular sovereignty and severely undermining the platform of the newly created Republican Party.
The decision inflamed regional tensions, which burned for another four years before exploding into the Civil War. -
Lincoln–Douglas Debates
The Lincoln–Douglas Debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln
the Republican candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois, incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas, the Democratic Party candidate
Lincoln and Douglas agreed to debate in seven of the nine Illinois Congressional Districts; the seven where Douglas had not already spoken. -
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry was an effort by white abolitionist John Brown to initiate an armed slave revolt in 1859
taking over a United States arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia.
Abolitionist John Brown leads a small group on a raid against a federal armory in Harpers Ferry,
Virginia in an attempt to start an armed slave revolt and destroy the institution of slavery.
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Election of 1860
Elected President. Abraham Lincoln. Republican.
The United States presidential election of 1860 was the 19th quadrennial presidential election.
The election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1860, and served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the American Civil War. -
South Carolina Secession
South Carolina secede from the union. -
Mississippi secede
Mississippi secede from the union. -
Florida secede
Florida secede from the union. -
Alabama secede
Alabama secede from the union -
Georgia secede
Georgia secede from the union. -
Louisana secede
Louisana secede from the union -
Texas secede
Texas secede from the Union -
Confederation of The United States
Confederation of The united states are formed. -
First Battle of Bull Run:
-The First Battle of Bull Run, also known as Battle of First Manassas (the name used by Confederate forces)
-Fought on July 21, 1861 in Prince William County, Virginia, near the city of Manassas, not far from Washington, D.C.
-It was the first major battle of the American Civil War. -
Monitor v.s Merrimack:
-The South had covered an abandoned Northern ship with iron in an effort to break the Union blockade. The North countered with their own ironclad. The ships fought to a draw, but it is considered a Union victory. they kept the South in the harbor -
The Siege at Vicksburg:
-Over 9 months Grant ed a siege on Vicksburg finally gaining victory on July 4th, 1863. The North now gained control of the Mississippi River, thus splitting the Confederacy in two. Following this victory Pres. Lincoln named Grant Commander of the U.S army. -
Battle of Gettysburg:
-Northern and Southern forces met on accident at Gettysburg. The first two days saw the South push the North back to Cemetery Ridge. On the 3rd day Lee sent Gen. Pickett over the Ridge where they were easy targets for the North. The South had to retreat. The failed charge was known as "Pickett's Charge." -
Battle of Fort Sumter:
-The Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12–14, 1861) was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter, near Charleston, South Carolina
-Started the American Civil War
-Following declarations of secession by seven Southern states, South Carolina demanded that the US Army abandon its facilities in Charleston Harbor -
Battle Of Shiloh:
-Led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, the North defeated the South in the bloodiest 2-day battle of the Civil War. Grant earned a reputation as a "butcher" of men. Congress wanted him removed but Abraham Lincoln responded: "I can't spare this man:he fights." -
Capture of New Orleans:
-Union forces led by Admiral David G. Farragut, surprised the South capturing New Orleans. The city was a major trade city of the South and its capture meant less supplies for Confederate soldiers. -
Battle of Antietam:
-Due to General McClellan's hesitation the North was attacked by Lee's forces. The North was able to hold off the South in the bloodiest single day battle of the war. The hesitation by McClellan caused Lincoln to replace him. Also, convinced Lincoln to write/issue the Emancipation Proclamation -
Emancipation Proclamation:
-Lincoln understood that taking a stand against would make Britain and France less likely to aid the South. The E.D freed all slaves within any states in rebellion against the U.S. This allowed African-Americans to join the military and led to the 13th Amendment. -
Fredericksburg vs Chancellorsville:
-At Fredericksburg Gen. Burnside mistakenly thought he could charge up a hill and overtake the Confederates. The Union suffered heavy losses and Burnside resigned as General.
-At Chancellorsville the Confederates scored another victory but at a high cost (Pyrrhic). Gen. Stonewall Jackson was shot and died 8 days later. -
Sherman's March to the Sea:
-General Sherman led about 60,000 soldiers on a 285 mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. The purpose was to frighten Georgia's civillian population into abandoning the Confederate cause. Sherman's soldiers didn't burn down any towns but they stole food and livestock and burned down houses and barns who tried to fight back. -
Surrender at Appomattox:
Lee headed west, eventually arriving in Appomattox County on April 8. Heading for the South Side Railroad at Appomattox Station, where food supplies awaited, the Confederates were cut off once again and nearly surrounded by Union troops near the small village of Appomattox Court House. Despite a final desperate attempt to escape, Lee’s army was trapped. General Lee surrendered his remaining troops to General Grant at the McLean House on the afternoon of April 9. -
Lincoln's Assassination:
-Shortly after 10 p.m. on April 4th 1865 after John Wilkes Booth entered the president's box at Ford's Theater in Washington DC and fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln. Booth escaped through the back door and Lincoln was carried across the street to Peterson's boarding house where he died the next.
