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This law stated that any runaway slaves would be caught in the north and returned to the south.
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The US Supreme Court ruled that since slaves were property, slave owners had the right to take their slaves into free states and territories.
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John Brown, an abolitionist, led a raid on a federal armory in Virgina.
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First battle of the Civil War. The South attacked the Union as they were trying trying to resupply.
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Southern reinforcement arrived putting the Union in retreat. Both sides suffered major casualties.
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Also known as the Battle of Ironclads. Due to both sides ships being ironclad, neither one would sink resulting in a tie
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The Battle of Shiloh or Pittsburgh Landing was fought in southwestern Tennessee and resulted in a Union vicory
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The bloodiest day in the war where the Union victory lead president Lincoln to create the Emancipation Proclamation.
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The Union victory was the turning point of the war. The South began to feel the effects of the war.
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This battle allowed the Union control of the Mississippi River.
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The Union captured Savannah, Georgia. This battle ruined any hope of the confederate victory.
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Due to the Confederates surrendering this was basically the last battle of the war.
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President Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater.
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the 14th amendment was passes and gave African American's citizenship and states had to provide equal protection for all.
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The 15th amendment guaranteed all men the right to vote
