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Underground Railroad
The Underground railroad was a secret network of people who helped African Americans escape slavery. They worked together to offer slaves shelter and other things. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise was consist of five laws that was passed in September that dealt with the issue of slavery. The Compromise was introduced by Senator Henry Clay. It was introduced -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Also known as Life Among The Lowly. It's a anti-slavery novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act allowed people of the Kansas and Nebraska territory to decide whether they would have slaves or not. -
Dred scott decision
On this day in 1857, the United States Supreme Court issues a decision in the Dred Scott case, affirming the right of slave owners to take their slaves into the Western territories, therebynegating the doctrine of popular sovereignty and severely undermining the platform of the newly created Republican Party. -
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Secession of the Southern States
The secession of southern states led to the confederacy, so the states that left were called the confederate states. The southern states left because they felt that President Abraham Lincoln wanted to eliminate slavery. -
Battle of Bull Run
First major battle of the American Civil War. The weather was hot. Unfit Union soldiers arrived at Bull Run exhausted by march from Washington. Advancing into northern Virginia, Union and Confederate troops clashed near Mananas Junction. Though Union forces held an early advantage, an overly-complex plan and the arrival of Confederate reinforcements led to their collapse and they were driven from the from field. -
Battle at shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. -
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Seven Days' Battle
The Confederates and the Union battled over a seven day period, featuring six different battles in Henrico County, Virginia. The Union won 6 battles. The Confederacy won. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The Proclamation had declared " that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states shall be free". It changed the legal status in the designated areas of the south for slaves to be free. -
Battle at Gettysburg/Gettysburg Address
The battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1-3 , 1863 . It was the most important engagement of the American Civil War. The North won the battle at Gettysburg. Two armies suffered between 46,00 and 51,000 casualties. This battle lasted 3 days , Union casualties were 23,055 , 3,155 killed and 14,531 wounded. It was a hot summer. -
Battle of vicksonburg
With no reinforcements coming, food and supplies nearly gone, and after holding out for more than forty days, Pemberton finally surrendered on July 4th. Grant's Vicksburg campaign was one of the most brilliant of the war. With the loss of Pemberton’s army at Vicksburg and the Union victory at Port Hudson five days later, the Union controlled the entire Mississippi River and the Confederacy was effectively split in half. May 18, 1863 – Jul 4, 1863 -
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Reconstruction
The Union won the civil war and reconstruction happed right after. The goal was the restore and unify the northern and southern states. The result of this was, African Americans especially the men, got to vote. -
South Surrenders
General Robert E. Lee's army (confederates) had to surrender to the union because they were outnumbered at the Appomattox, the cause of this ended the war. -
Lincoln's Assassination
President Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. by John Wilkes Booth.
