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Election of 1860 (Political)
What: Abraham Lincoln wins a four way race for president of the united states.
Importance: Caused the southerners to secede from the union in fear that his election would lead to its demise -
Secession of South Carolina and Confederacy (Political)
What: South Carolina officially secedes from the union
Importance: It was the first state to actually secede form the union which caused the other states to secede as well -
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Fort Sumter (Battle)
What: Bombardment of Fort Sumter, near charleston, South carolina by the confederates.
Importance: It was the first battle of the Amercian Civil War which signalized the start of the war. -
1st Bull Run Creek (Battle)
What: Battle fought in prince william county Virginia.
Importance: 1st major battle of the civil war -
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The Confiscation Acts (Slavery)
What: Laws passed by congress with intention of freeing slaves still held by confederate forces.
Importance: Freed slaves which contributed to abolishing slavery -
Trent Affair (Political)
What: Diplomatic incident during the civil war
Importance: Threatened a war between the us and the united kingdom -
Homestead Act (Document)
What: It was signed into law by abraham lincoln. It gave 16 acres of public land to western migrants.
Importance: Encouraged western migration -
Antietam (Battle)
What: Battle fought near sharpsburg, Maryland
Importance: It was the first battle of the civil war to be fought in northern soil. -
Emancipation Proclamation (Slavery)
What: presidential proclamation and executive order which freed slaves in all portions of the United States not then under Union control
Importance: Led the way to total abolition of slavery in the us -
Military Draft (Political)
What: Draft requiring every man to serve in the army unless he can furnish a substitute or pay the government $300
Importance: First draft by the us -
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Vicksburg (Battle)
What: It was the seige of vicksburg
Importance: Final major military action in the vicksburg campaign of the civil war. -
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Gettysburg (Battle)
What: Battle in gettysburg pennsylvania, by union and confederate forces.
Importance: It was the bloodiest battle of the american civil war. -
Gettysburg Address (Political)
What: Speech by lincoln in gettysburg after the defeat of the confederacy at the battle of gettysburg.
Importance: One of the best known speeches in american history -
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Battle of Cold Harbor (Battle)
What: Battle at cold harbor that was a disaster for the union.
Importance: General Ulysses S. Grant makes a series of tactical mistakes that result in the deaths of 7,000 Union in twenty minutes. -
Election of 1864 (Political)
What: Election of president on November 8, 1864 where Abraham Lincoln and George McClellan ran against each other.
Importance: It was the 20th quadrennial presidential election -
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Shermans march to the sea (Battle)
What: Military campaign of the civil war conducted through georgia
Importance: Captured atlanta, a important transportation center in the confederacy -
Battle of Nashville (Battle)
What: The Confederate Army of the Tennessee is crushed by the Union Army of the Cumberland in Nashville
Importance: The war in the west if mostly over -
Second Lincoln Inaugural (Political)
What: Lincoln is reelected president
Importance: Gets to keep fighting the war and try to defeat the Confederacy -
Fall of Richmond (Battle)
What: The Union Army captures Richmond, Virginia
Importance: An importnant national city to confederacy -
Appomattox Courthouse (Battle)
What: Battle fought at the Appomattox Courthouse
Importance: It was one of the last battles of the civil war -
Lee Surrenders (Political)
What: Lee surrenders to grant in a farmhous at appamattox courthouse, virginia
Importance: The war is finally over -
Lincoln's Death (Political)
What: Abraham Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C.
Importance: First president to be assasinated -
13th Amendment (Slavery)
What:Declared that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
Importance: It abolished slavery in all American states -
Pacific Railway Act (Document)
What: Series of acts that promoted the construction of a transcontinental railroad
Importance: Provided federal gov't support for the first transcontinental railroad
