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Confederation is formed
The Confederation formed in as a direct result of lincolns want to preserve the union however the south wanted to keep slavery and safeguarded it till their grave if necessary and fight the northerners to claim their independence -
Morill Tariff Act
The Morrill Tariff of 1861 was an American protective tariff law adopted on March 2, 1861 during the Buchanan Administration and signed into law by President James Buchanan, a Democrat.The Morrill Tariff raised rates to protect and encourage industry and the high wages of industrial workers. It replaced the low Tariff of 1857, which was written to benefit the South. -
Inauguration
Abraham Lincoln takes the oath of office and gives his "House divided speech" in order to preserve the union although before the south began to secede -
Lincoln Suspends Habeas Corpus
Habeas Corpus literally means "You have the body" what lincoln did though was he suspended the privilege of the writ so that anti-Unionists might be summarily arrested. -
Proclamation of war
Fort Sumter is a Third System masonry sea fort located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The fort is best known as the site upon which the shots initiating the American Civil War were fired, at the Battle of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861.
The states seceded before where Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, South carolina, florida and Alabama. the states that seceded after are Tennessee, Arkansas, Northcarolina and Virginia. -
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Civil War and Reconstruction
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Battle of Bull Run
The first major battle and most bloodiest in casualties in american history up onto this point. The confederates were at first being overwhelmed by union forces but then a unexpected flank from behinded with sheer strength and decisiveness won the battle. -
Trent Affair
Trent Affair, (1861), incident during the American Civil War involving the doctrine of freedom of the seas, which nearly precipitated war between Great Britain and the United Stat Captain Charles Wilkes, commanding the Union frigate San Jacinto, seized from the neutral British ship Trent two Confederate commissioners, James Murray Mason and John Slidell, who were seeking the support of England and France for the cause of the Confederacy. -
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6 – 7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. A Union army under Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant had moved via the Tennessee River deep into Tennessee and was encamped principally at Pittsburg Landing on the west bank of the river. The Union lost on the first day but on the next won the battle. -
The Homestead Act
The new law established a three-fold homestead acquisition process for the confederacy: filing an application, improving the land, and filing for deed of title. Any U.S. citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. Government could file an application and lay claim to 160 acres of surveyed Government land. -
The Battle of 7 Days
The Seven Days Battle or Seven Days Campaign took place from June 25 to July 1, 1862 and featured six different battles along the Virginia Peninsula east of Richmond. The Union Army of the Potomac, led by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, was over 100,000 men strong yet was steadily driven away from the ultimate goal of Richmond and back to the James River by Confederates led by a new field commander—Gen. Robert E. Lee. Who now was rising up as the savior of the south. -
Second Battle of Bull Run
The Second Battle of Bull Run or Second Manassas was fought August 28–30, 1862,as part of the American Civil War. It was the culmination of an offensive campaign waged by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia against Union Maj. Gen. John Pope's Army of Virginia, and a battle of much larger scale and numbers than the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) fought in 1861 on the same ground. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle was the Bloodiest single day in American History, First major battle fought on Northern territory, in Maryland. AndThis battle led to Lincoln’s decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. This is because he wanted a Union victory to not make the proclamation not look like an act of desperation. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside. The Union army's futile frontal attacks on December 13 against entrenched Confederate defenders on the heights behind the city is remembered as one of the most one-sided battles of the American Civil War, with Union casualties more than twice as heavy -
Emancipation Proclamation
What the Proclamation did: • Slaves in rebelling states were declared free • It did not free slaves in the border states areas under Union control that were within Confederate territory • Freed slaves were allowed to join the armed forces -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Chancellorsville is known as Lee's "perfect battle" because his risky decision to divide his army in the presence of a much larger enemy force resulted in a significant Confederate victory. The victory, a product of Lee's audacity and Hooker's timid decision making, was tempered by heavy casualties and the mortal wounding of Lt. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson to friendly fire, a loss that Lee likened to "losing my right arm." -
New York City Draft Riots
The Riots occured mainly in resentment towards congress enacting the draft that required All male citizens between twenty and thirty-five and all unmarried men between thirty-five and forty-five years of age were subject to military duty. The federal government entered all eligible men into a lottery. Those who could afford to hire a substitute or pay the government three hundred dollars might avoid enlistment. Blacks, who were not considered citizens, were exempt from the draft. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg, was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War and is often described as the war's turning point. -
Battle of Vicksburg
The Union gained control of the entire Mississippi River. • Eliminated not only Confederate armies but also their weapons. • The remaining Confederate armies were split into two (geographically). -
The Plan of Amnesty and Reconstruction
Lincoln's 10% Plan • Presented a full pardon to any Southerner, which the exception of certain leaders, who would oath to support The Constitution of the United States and The Union of the States • Those who agreed to take the oath in each state could then vote to arrange a new state government • Lincoln would recognize the new state if: 1) The new government accepted the abolition of slavery 2) The people voting for government was at least 10% of those who had voted in the 1860 election -
Battle of Cold Harbor
The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought from May 31 to June 12, 1864 (with the most significant fighting occurring on June 3). It was one of the final battles of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign during the American Civil War, and is remembered as one of American history's bloodiest, most lopsided battles. Thousands of Union soldiers were killed or wounded in a hopeless frontal assault against the fortified positions of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's army -
Battle of Atlanta
The Battle of Atlanta was a battle of the Atlanta Campaign fought during the American Civil War on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia. Continuing their summer campaign to seize the important rail and supply center of Atlanta. The fall of Atlanta was especially noteworthy for its political ramifications. In the 1864 election, former Union General George B. McClellan, a Democrat, ran against President Lincoln on a peace platform calling for truce with the Confederacy. -
Lincolns Re-election
"I earnestly believe that the consequences of this day's work will be to the lasting advantage, if not the very salvation, of the country" -Abraham Lincoln • Defeats Democrat George McClellan
And Lincoln is able to continue his endeavor to preserve the union and end the civil war. -
Freedmans Bureau
• Established to assist slaves after the Civil War into transitioning from a slave to a free man. • Established to provide clothing, medical care, food and education to slaves that had been free and white refugees. -
Battle of Appomattox Court House
The Battle of Appomattox Court House, fought on the morning of April 9, 1865, was the final engagement of Confederate States Army General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia before it surrendered to the Union Army under Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, and one of the last battles of the American Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
Lincoln was attending Our American Cousin at the Ford Theatre in Washington, D.C, where he was sitting in the Presidential Box with Mary Todd Lincoln, his wife. • When the audience erupted in laughter from a comical part in the play, John Wilkes Booth, entered the box and shot Lincoln in the back of the head Lincoln received medical care but died the next day. (April 15th) • Andrew Johnson took Lincoln's place -
The 13th Amendment
Significance: • Slavery and involuntary servitude could not exist within the United States except as punishment for a crime. • Was the first of three major reconstruction amendments. -
Civil Rights Act Passed
The Civil Rights Act of 1866,is a United States federal law that was mainly intended to protect the civil rights of African-Americans, in the wake of the American Civil War. The Act was enacted by Congress in 1865 but vetoed by President Andrew Johnson. In April 1866 Congress again passed the bill. Although Johnson again vetoed it, a two-thirds majority in each house overcame the veto and the bill became law. -
The Reconstruction Act
The Reconstruction Act provided firmer government practices on rebel states and organized the South into five military districts. The states had to ratify the 14th amendment and allow all freemen a vote. -
Purchase of Alaska
Significance: • Expanded the United States territory. • Prevented the expansion of Spanish and British land in North America. -
The 14th Amendment
Permitted all persons in the United States equal protection under the laws of the United States. -
The Railroad Boom
Significance: • Was the first transcontinental railroad that connected the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroads. • Led to a swift expansion of the west. • Promoted something that was not formerly possible: ranching and farming on the Great Plains. • Transportation costs were reduced. -
The 15th Amendment
All citizens had the right to vote with no discrimination based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. The "A,B,C's"
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Freedmen's Bureau Abolished
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Panic of 1873
Lasted for approximately 5 to 6 years. Significance: • A huge economic depression that brought trouble to the United States and numerous other countries in Europe such as Germany, Britain and Austria. What influenced the Panic of 1873: • Jay Cooke and Company going bankrupt was a key factor in the panic starting. -
The Compromise of 1877
Also known as "The Great Betrayal". • An informal non-documented/unwritten agreement between the Democrats and Republicans regarding the election in 1876. • The south believed that Tilden had been cheated and they threatened to “attack” Washington. However, nothing happened. • The Southern people were to recognize Hayes as the president as well as respect black people. • Republicans guaranteed the South authority, funds and the removal of federal troops. -
End of Reconstruction
The 1876 presidential election led to the end of Reconstruction. The Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes made a compromise agreement with the Southern states of Florida, Louisiana and South Carolinas in which for their support he would withdraw federal troops from the South when he became president.
