Civil War

Kansas Nebraska Act

May 30, 1854

It repealed the Missouri Compromise, creating two new territories, also producing a violent uprising.

John Brown's attack on Harper's Ferry

Oct 16, 1859

It was an effort by John Brown to initiate a slave revolt by taking the armory of Harper's Ferry.

Election of 1860

Nov 6, 1860

This is the election that Abraham Lincoln won.

Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

A fort built on an artificial island that was bombarded during the civil war.

Civil War begins

Apr 12, 1861

The Civil War began to keep the states and the Union together. The Union dissolved after the south knew Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery.

Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

The first major battle of the Civil War that was fought about 30 miles southwest of Washington D.C.

Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

This Proclamation freed more than 3.5 million African slaves.

Gettysburg Battle

Jul 1, 1863

Largest amount of casualties in the war also is known as the turning point of the war.

Sherman's march to the sea

Nov 15, 1864

This was a military campaign lead by General William Tecumseh Sherman. He practiced total war and destroyed almost everything in his path.