-
all states above the line are free states and the states bellow the line are slave states
-
gold was found in California and people flooded in
-
this compromise let california enter as a free state, the land won from mexico would be left to popular soverngty, slave auctions were banned in DC, texas recived 10 million dollars as long as they stopped promoting slavery, and the fugitive slave act was put into place
-
South Carolina votes to leave the United states
-
Left the united states became their own country. They guaranteed slavery in every state, they banned tariffs, and they limited presidency to 6 years and they only get one term.
-
Suprise attack on Grant, the 9th bloodiest battle of the civil war, 23,000 dead
-
3 days of the worst fighting in history.
-
Union fights to control the Mississippi River
-
decideds its time to band slavery
-
Burns everything down on his way to the capitol of Georgia to prove how awful the war is to the South
-
Helped former slaves get on their feet after winning their freedom
-
the 13th ammendment is put into place banning slavery forever in the united states
-
Lee surrenders to Grant ending the war with generous terms
-
John Booth shot Lincoln in the Ford theater
-
Grants citizenship to all who are born in the united states except Native Americans. African Americans are allowed to own property and be treated equal in court
-
Divided south into 5 military districts
-
He becomes president and isn't a very good one
-
Grants citizenship to all that are born in the United States and Grants equal protection of the law
-
giving the right to vote any man of color
-
Banks go bankrupt and the US goes into a full depression
