Civil War Events

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  • Compromise of 1850

    the desicion if the new territoy aquired from the mexican american war was going to be free of slaved states
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    Civil war

  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Steaphan A. Douglas made this act to make Kansas and Nebraska into territories to win over the southerns support

  • Bleeding Kansas

    were most of the violence took place in kansas between 1854-1858 becasue the Kansas Nebraska allowed kansas and nebraska to choose if they were going to be free or slved states

  • Dred Scott decision

    Dredd scott fought the supreme court to make territories free

  • Lincoln – Douglas Debates

    the debates for a senate seat were douglas won but then the presidential run were lincoln won

  • Harper’s Ferry

    John Brown led a group of anti-slavery militia were he attacked Harper Ferry
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  • Lincoln’s Election

    Douglas vs Licoln election in 1860

  • Fort Sumter

    the first ever battle of the civil war

  • Bull Run

    First major battle of the civil war

  • Antietam

    The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Antietam of the American Civil War

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    this ended the practice of slavery

  • Gettysburg and Gettysburg Address

    Battle of gettyburg was one of the most bloodiest wars and also were lincoln gave one of his greatest speeches ever

  • Surrender at Appomattox Court House

    the last battle of the civil war were the confederate army surrnedered to the union

  • Assination of Lincoln

    5 day after the end of the civil war, lincoln was assisinated at Ford Theatre