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Civil War

  • Trent Affair

    Trent Affair

    U.S. Navy Officer found two confederate envoys aboard a British Mail Ship. The British saw this as a threat to the neutrality agreement, it created tensions between the Union and Britain during the civil war
  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh

    Union victory
  • Battle of Chattanooga

    Battle of Chattanooga

    Union victory
  • Battle of Murfeesboro

    Battle of Murfeesboro

    Union victory
  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam

    Inconclusive victory, but strategically union victory
  • Battle if Fredericksburg

    Battle if Fredericksburg

    Confederate victory
  • Emancipation Proclaimation

    Emancipation Proclaimation

    Proclaimed the freedom of all slaves within the union.
  • States begin to pass black codes

    States begin to pass black codes

    Intent to restrict African American freedoms and rights.
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

    Union victory and a large turning point in the war
  • New York draft riots

    New York draft riots

    Riots residing in New York to boycott the war draft.
  • Battle of Chickamauga

    Battle of Chickamauga

    Confederate victory
  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address

    Speech given on the war, by Abraham Lincoln.
  • Lincoln proposed ten percent plan

    Lincoln proposed ten percent plan

    A plan for the reinstatement of the southern confederate states.
  • Battle of cold harbor

    Battle of cold harbor

    Confederate victory. Remembered as one of America's bloodiest battles.
  • Wade- Davis Bill

    Wade- Davis Bill

    More strict bill for the reinstatement of confederate states. It was pocket vetoed by Lincoln.
  • Battle of Franklin

    Battle of Franklin

    Union victory
  • Battle of Nashville

    Battle of Nashville

    Large victory for the union army
  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment

    Abolishment of slavery
  • Freedman's Bureau founded

    Freedman's Bureau founded

    A government agency that aided freedmen in the south
  • Lincoln's Assassination

    Lincoln's Assassination

    Lincoln shot in theater. This was the loss of a very valiant leader.
  • KKK founded

    KKK founded

    Foundation of a hate club that victimized and assaulted blacks specifically throughout the south.
  • First reconstruction act

    First reconstruction act

    This included the registration of eligible voters who pledged an oath to the United States.
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment

    Equal protection under the laws, applying this to every race.
  • Impeachment of Johnson

    Impeachment of Johnson

    First impeachment of a United States president. He was impeached due to crimes and misdemeanors.
  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment

    It gave to right to vote to every male citizen meeting requirements regardless of age.
  • End of reconstruction

    End of reconstruction

    Reconstruction of reinstitutionalizing the south ended.
  • Hayes-Tilden Compromise

    Hayes-Tilden Compromise

    It ended the reconstruction era.
  • Civil rights act

    Civil rights act

    Prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.