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The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 were federal laws that made it necessary for runaway slaves to be returned as long as they are in United States territory. Congress passed The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 since it is basically a revised version of The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793. Due to the laws passed in 1850, slaves were not authorized to testify for their own rights, and jury trials were not allowed. On June 28th, 1864 the laws of The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 were abolished.
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This novel tells the story of Uncle Tom, who was a slave that was transported to New Orleans and saved the life of a little girl, Eva. This story is important because it is supposed to have “helped lay the groundwork for the civil war.”
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John Brown led 18 men into Harper’s Ferry, Virginia to explore a slave rebellion. They captured 2 slave owners, Lewis Washington and John Allstadt, and their slaves were set free. 16 people were killed during John Brown’s Raid, 10 of which were John Brown’s men.
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Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th President of The United States in 1860. Abraham Lincoln was very important because he made a big change for the enslaved people in our country. He also led the Union during the Civil War.
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The Confederate States of America also known as the Confederacy, is a group consisting of 11 states. It was led by Jefferson Davis and lasted from 1861 to 1865. The Confederacy was never acknowledged as a sovereign nation and struggled with this. After the defeat in the Civil War, the Confederate States of America came to an end.
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Fort Sumter was the first battle in the Civil War. This event was very significant since it started the war. Fort Sumter was originally built as an island at the entrance of Charleston Harbor. Construction on Fort Sumter was not even complete when the battle started. No one died in the battle of Fort Sumter however Major Anderson and his men lost the battle.
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The First Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle of the civil war. The Union outnumbered the Confederates however, the Confederate troops beat the Union in this battle and killed 3,000 union soldiers.
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The Trent Affair was a diplomatic incident that took place during the civil war. The Trent Affair has generally been recognized as one of the Civil War's biggest "what ifs." If the United Kingdom and the United States had gone to war, the Union war effort would almost certainly have collapsed, and the Confederacy would have been an independent country.
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The Battle of the Ironclads is significant because it was the first encounter between ironclad battleships. The battle alone was a draw, with neither side coming out on top. The ironclad warships, on the other hand, had proved their worth in combat. In a battle, wooden ships will no longer be feasible. The outcome of the battle had altered the course of naval warfare.
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During the American Civil War, the Peninsula Campaign was a series of battles. From March to July 1862, the campaign took place. By pushing westward on the Virginia Peninsula, the Union Army of the Potomac, led by George B. McClellan, attempted to seize the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
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The Battle of Shiloh was one of the American Civil War's first major battles. In southwestern Tennessee, the Confederate Army conducted a secret assault on Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant. The Confederates were unable to maintain their positions and were forced to retreat, resulting in a Union victory. There were more than 23,000 combined deaths on both sides.
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The Battle of Antietam took place near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on Antietam Creek. It was the result of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's attempt to conquer the north, targeting his Army of Northern Virginia against Union General George McClellan's Army of the Potomac. The war is now remembered as the deadliest single-day battle in American military history.
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The Battle of Fredericksburg was a brutal battle fought in Fredericksburg, Virginia, during the American Civil War between Union forces led by Major General Ambrose Burnside and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia led by General Robert E. Lee. The war resulted in a Union defeat, which enhanced the Confederate cause tremendously.
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President Abraham Lincoln provided the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that all enslaved citizens in the United States now engaged in revolt against the Union will be free as of January 1, 1863.
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During the Civil War, the Battle of Chancellorsville was a major success for the Confederacy and General Robert E. Lee. The Battle of Chancellorsville fought in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, is remembered as the Confederacy's most significant strategic achievement due to its bold decision to confront a force twice its size.
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Vicksburg was a big Union victory that split the Confederacy and secured Union General Ulysses S. Grant's prestige during the American Civil War. Union powers launched an attack on the Confederate capital of Vicksburg, Mississippi, on the Mississippi River's east side. The Union gained control of the Mississippi River, a vital supply route, during the 47-day blockade, which was part of the Union's plan to cut off outside trade to the Confederacy
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The Battle of Gettysburg is regarded as the most significant battle of the American Civil War. General Robert E. Lee led his Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in June 1863, following a major victory from the Union. Gettysburg was seen as the turning point of the Civil War.
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With the Civil War's result still very much in question, the North focused its hopes on Ulysses S. Grant, who was assigned control of all Union armies and advanced to lieutenant general, a rank last held by George Washington. With this ability, Grant devised a strategy to fight the Confederacy.
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The Battle of Appomattox took place near Appomattox Court House, Virginia, and resulted in the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. The Battle of Appomattox Court House, which lasted just a few hours, officially ended the four-year Civil War.
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President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. by John Wilkes Booth, a well-known actor and Confederate supporter. The assault occurred less than a week after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his large army at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, bringing the American Civil War to an end. The President was shot on the 14th and died the morning of the 15th.
