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California became the 31st state of the U.S.A.
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Fort Sumter was the beginning of the Civil War.
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The South won this battle and their advantage was the amount of men they had. The proved to the Union it was going to be a long war.
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Neither side won this battle. Wooden warships were proven to be no longer a reality.
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The North took control of the South and won this battle. This marked the Era of southern control of the Mississippi River.
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North won this battle and 6,000 confederate troops died. This led to the retreat of Lee.
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15,000 confederate troop launched an all or nothing attack but North still won.
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North won and ordered a siege of the city. The Union took control of the Mississippi River.
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Union won and troops destroyed everything in the city. The south was completely helpless.
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Congress formed the Freedmen's Bureau which helped former black slaves and poor whites in the South after the War.
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General Lee surrendered his army at the Appomattox courthouse.
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President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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After Lee's surrender at the Appomattox Courthouse, the Civil War ended.
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The 14th Amendment was passed which granted citizenship to all persons born in the U.S. which gave freedom to the former slaves.
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The 15th Amendment was passed which gave all men the right to vote.
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The Anti-Slavery Society forms in New York.
