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Hot Air Balloons were used in the 1860s to fight in battles and give the armies high advantage points. -
The telegraph was used during this time of the Civil War. it's an invention that helped long-distance communication. It allowed messages to be sent and received easily through electrical signals. -
These guns were created at the beginning of the Civil War and could fire 7 shots in 15 seconds. Although, armies didn't use these until later in the war. -
The debates of Abraham Lincoln and Steven Douglass were printed which was the start of Lincoln's political career -
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The Pony Express was a way to deliver mail faster. Riders would carry the mail to different stations on horseback, making mail delivery faster. -
Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States. Lincoln's election was viewed by the southerners as the end of their way of life. Since Lincoln was anti-slavery, the South was motivated to secede from the nation. This was what caused the civil war. -
This election showed initial divisions between regions. The four candidates were Abraham Lincoln(Republican), John Breckenridge(Democratic), John Bell(Constitutional), and Stephan Douglass(Democratic). -
Citizens in South Carolina's convention voted unanimously to leave the Union. -
This proposal by the south was meant to preserve slavery. The support from Southern leaders outweighed the opposition from Northern leaders and overall failed. -
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union. This was the first of the rest who followed South Carolina shortly after. This event was triggered by the election of Lincoln. -
When the Union refuses to give over southern federal forts to the states that succeeded, southern state troops seized them. -
On this day, representatives from the southern states met in Montgomery, to establish a government. It was then named the C.S.A -
Jefferson Davis was chosen by delegates to lead the Confederacy -
Lincoln becomes the 16th President of the US at his inauguration -
In this address, Lincoln delivered as a part of becoming the 16th President. In this, he promised not to interfere with slavery in slave states but also opposed succession. -
Delegates from the succeeded southern states formed their own government and constitution. -
The C.S.A attacked the Union at Fort Sumpter, South Carolina. This marked the beginning of the Civil War. -
Virginia voted to join the Confederacy and became the Confederate capitol. -
The First Battle of Bull Run was in Manassas, VA. The Confederacy forced the Union Army to retreat and gave them confidence while shocking people in the North. -
Davis ran unopposed in his election and was officially elected president. -
This battle was the first engagement of ironclad ships between nations. -
Confederate forces attacked Grant's army. This battle ended in a Confederate retreat and heavy amounts of casualties on both sides. -
Union officer David Farragut led forces into New Orleans and took control of the Confederacy's largest port located on the Mississippi River. -
In this battle, the confederates attacked and came close to defeating the Union. Although last-minute reinforcements saved the Union and both sides were victors. -
A series of six different battles were fought in seven days between the Confederacy and the Union -
After McClellan was fired for having the slows, Henrey Halleck was made the new commander in chief. -
Robert Lee led the Confederate Army to a victory over the Cnion, which increased the south's confidence. -
The Battle of Harpers Ferry is known as the biggest surrender of the Union army during the Civil War. -
This is known as the bloodiest single-day battle in American history. The Union army held its own and won while fighting in southern territory. -
Lincoln declares that if succeeded states didn't end the fighting and rejoin the Union by the end of the year, all slaves in rebel states will become free. -
Lincoln declares all slaves are to be considered free, even in rebellious states. -
The government came up with conscription, a new way to recruit men for the army. Men between 20 and 45 years of age were able to be called into the army. -
Lee split up his army and surprise attacked the Union army until they were almost defeated. Union army retreated, and Lee won, although it was one of his most costly victories. -
Union General Grant gained control of Vicksburg after Confederate General Pemberton surrendered. This victory helped the Union split the Confederate army in two -
The Confederacy attacked the Union in Union territory. The Union army was victorious, and this was considered the turning point of the Civil War. -
After the Battle of Gettysburg, Lee lost his confidence and believed he did not meet the standards and expectations set for him. He tries to resign as leader, and president Davis refuses. -
Confederate Army took victory but lost 20 percent of their men. -
Confederate General Longstreet put Knoxville under siege. Eventually, he abandoned the siege. -
Lincoln preaches to the public about honoring fallen soldiers in attempt to unite nations. This speech was one of the most memorable presentations to the public in American history. -
The union victories forced the Confederates back into Georgia. -
Bloodiest campaign of the Civil War. Grant's purpose was to destroy the army of Northern Virginia and take the capitol of Richmond. -
Union General Sherman's goal was to cut off the South's supply, defeat the Tenessee army, and conquer Atlanta. -
Union troops attempted to break the Confederate line that defended Richmond but failed. -
While advancing on the capital Richmond, Grant ordered an attack on Lee's army at Cold Harbor, which ended up to be Lee's last big victory of the war -
Grant's goal was to take Petersburg and then advance to Richmond but ultimately failed. -
After General William Sherman attacked Atlanta, Confederate General Hood evacuated. -
The re-election of Lincoln was fueled by the Union's victories in the Civil War -
Sherman cuts off from his supplies as he passed through Georgia, destroying buildings and towns in his path. -
8 days after storming For McAllister, Sherman was able to conquer Savannah. -
Union troops led by Union General Thomas won their battle against Confederate forces. -
This was a successful naval siege by the Union. The Union captured the South's major Atlantic trading port. -
Confederate President Davis and Lincoln could not find terms to agree on and nothing was accomplished. -
Union soldiers led by Sherman attacked Colombia, South Carolina. They leave a destroyed city behind. -
With shortages of soldiers, food, and supplies in the south, President Davis allows the use of Black troops in the army. -
In a Union siege, the Confederate soldiers retreated and abandoned the city, burning it rather than surrendering it to the Union. -
With the Confederate Army surrounded by Union forces, Lee surrenders his army to Grant -
President Lincoln was watching a play at Ford's Theater, in Washington D.C, when he was shot by an actor sided with the Confederacy. -
Lincoln's killer, John Wilkes Booth, was found and shot in a barn by a Union soldier. -
Confederate president, Jefferson Davis, was captured by Union troops in Georgia. -
The superintendent of a confederate prison in Andersonville was tried and hung. -
The southern societies built a set of codes directed toward black people to prevent African Americans from succeeding in society. -
The United States Congress passed the first federal law that protects African Americans' rights. -
President Andrew Johnson Vetos the Civil Rights Act Bill of 1866
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Congress overrides a presidential veto for the first time over a major law.
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With the racism and violence left over from the Civil War, mobs of white citizens massacred black neighborhoods and freedmen. -
Tennessee becomes the first state to rejoin the Union after the Civil War -
The US Congress authorizes the rank of the General of the Army and Grant becomes the first of this rank. -
This act created multiple new regiments and included African Americans in the men enlisted. -
US President Andrew Johnson announced that the Civil War is over. -
The John A Roebling Suspension Bridge went from Ohio to Kentucky and was the longest in the world. -
In the US, African American men get granted the right to vote -
Nebraska becomes the 37th US state. -
This provided the terms for the rebel states' readmission to the US. It divided the confederate states into military districts. -
This act united British territories into one dominion called Canada. -
The U.S. agreed to purchase Alaska from Russia. -
The US Senate approves one of the greatest land purchases and agrees to a treaty with Russia
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Alaska becomes formally part of the US and ends Russia's hold in North America