Civil War Timeline

  • Battle of Fort Sumter

    Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor. Less than 34 hours later, Union forces surrendered.
  • Compromise of 1850

    This was a compromise made to deal with slavery and territorial expansion.
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    Bleeding Kansas

    This describes how Kansas was in a little civil war while the big war was going on. This resulted in a lot of bloodshed amongst Kansas
  • The Antebellum Era

    This was the time right before the Civil War.
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    American Civil War

    The war against the Confederacy and the Union to end slavery.
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    Battle of Fort Sumter

    Confederacy won this war which was in South Carolina and it was a setback for the Union.
  • Battle of Bull Run

    This was the first major battle of the Civil War.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    This freed all slaves. This made the war about slavery.
  • Battle of Vicksburg

    This war gave the Union power over the Mississippi River.
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    Battle of Gettysburg

    This was considered the turning point of the war because this was because the confederacy had taken a huge loss against the Union.
  • 13 Amendment Passed

    This Amendment freed all slaves but made the South mad because they considered slaves to be their property.
  • 14th Amendment Passed

    This Amendment grants citizenship to all people who are born on American soil.
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    Congressional Reconstruction

    This reconstruction period was a way for the Confederacy to get back on track so they could join back into the Union.
  • 15th Amendment Passed

    This Amendment granted African Americans the right to vote.