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Harriet Tubman travels to Auburn, New York where she makes her last trips of rescuing and freeing slaves. -
The Crittenden Compromise begins, but will not last for long. -
Thomas Clemson is the first to take office as the United States Superintendent of Agriculture. -
Shoemakers in Massachusetts go on a successful strike in hopes of getting a higher wage. -
Events that led to and happened during the American Civil War.
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The Cooper Union Address was delivered by Abraham Lincoln in New York City. In this, he expressed his opinions and beliefs on ending slavery, and not allowing it to expand any more. -
The Pony Express was a rapid postal and express system that operated across the western U.S. by relays of horses and riders. -
Charles Darwin's new theories were not yet approved and liked by everyone, causing much debate to erupt. -
Abraham Lincoln is elected 16th President of the United States with First Lady Mary Ann Todd Lincoln and Vice President Hannibal Hamlin. -
The Crittenden Compromise was a proposal to permanently enshrine slavery, and eventually make it unconstitutional for future politicians to end slavery. This did not work, and was taken away. -
In 1860, South Carolina officially breaks away from the United States of America. -
In defense of the institution of slavery, Mississippi officially seceded from the Union in January of 1861. -
In January of 1861, Florida officially seceded in order to protect the foundation of its wealth and power. -
In January 1861, Alabama declared themselves a Sovereign and Independent State. -
In another defense of slavery, Georgia officially seceded from the Union in January of 1861 -
In February of 1861, Texas became the seventh state to officially secede from the Union. -
Fort Sumter, South Carolina was the first spot where shots were fired during the Civil War. The Confederates won this battle. -
After the Civil War broke out, politicians from Virginia voted to secede from the Union in early April of 1861. -
In May of 1861, North Carolina officially seceded from the Union, and became involved in the Civil War. -
The battle at Fort Sumter led many politicians to vote that Tennessee secedes from the Union, which they did in early June 1861. -
The First Battle of Bull Run took place in Virginia, and is known as the first major land battle of the Civil War. This led the Confederates to a victory. -
The Peninsula Campaign was an attempt to advance on and capture the Confederate Capital of Richmond, Virginia. -
The Battle of Roanoke Island took place in North Carolina, and resulted in the first major Union victory of the Civil War. -
This battle was between two ships, and it was the first battle between ironclad ships. -
Stonewall Jackson's Campaign, also known as the 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign, was a campaign for control of the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. -
The Battle of Shiloh was fought in Tennessee and resulted in a Union victory. -
The Battle of New Orleans resulted in the sinking of multiple ships and a Union victory. -
The Second Battle of Bull Run led the Confederates to gain confidence, and proved they could hold their own. -
The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single-day battle, and although there was no distinct winner, the Union took victory. -
The Emancipation Proclamation was proposed in September of 1862 and stated that if the rebels did not end the fighting and rejoin the Union, all slaves in the rebellious states would be freed. -
The Battle of Fredericksburg was one of the largest and deadliest battles of the Civil War, and resulted in a Confederate victory. -
After approaching the 3rd year of the American Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation was officially signed. -
President Abraham Lincoln signed the First Federal Draft Law which stated that if there were not enough volunteer soldiers, states were required to draft men to serve. -
The Battle at Chancellorsville resulted in a major Confederate victory, and stopped an attempted movement on other troops. -
Stonewall Jackson was killed accidentally by his own troop. -
The Battle of Vicksburg divided the confederacy, and kept a positive reputation of General Ulysses S. Grant. The Union took this victory. -
In June of 1863, West Virginia was admitted to the Union, and finally recognized as a state. -
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and it gave the North a major morale. The South never attempted another assault after this. -
In July of 1863, Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton surrendered from the Battle of Vicksburg. -
The Battle of Chickamauga was the deadliest battle in the West, and resulted in a Confederate victory. -
In late 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered one of the most famous historical speeches in the United States at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery. -
In Andersonville, Georgia, the worst prison opened, and by the end of the Civil War, had the highest mortality rate out of all of the prisons. -
In March of 1864, General Ulysses S. Grant was promoted to Lieutenant! -
In April of 1864, Fort Pillow, Tennessee suffered a horrible massacre and a truce was the only way to end it. -
While spending the evening at the Petersen House in Washington D.C. with his wife, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. -
Ulysses S. Grant launched the Overland Campaign in May of 1864. This was a series of battles fought in Virginia. -
The Battle of Cold Harbor was one of the worst defeats for the Union throughout the whole Civil War. -
Grant's Overland Campaign officially comes to an end. -
In July of 1864, Congress passed the Wade-Davis Bill. -
Abraham Lincoln is officially reelected President of the United States. -
Union General William T. Sherman led thousands of soldiers on a large march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. -
Union General William T. Sherman invaded the south,stole food and livestock, and burned the houses and barns of people who tried to fight back. -
After the end of the Civil War, the Reconstruction era began and the country worked to fix the remains of the Civil War. -
The 13th Amendment finally abolished slavery in the United States. -
This act was passed to provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners -
In early 1865, Davis signed the Negro Soldier Law and it was passed by the Confederacy. -
In April of 1865, Confederate armies burned Richmond, Virginia. It then fell to the Union forces after this. -
General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, which ended the American Civil War. -
Following the surrendering of Robert E. Lee, the Civil War came to an official end. -
Following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson took over and was sworn in as President of the United States. -
In Irwinville, Georgia the Union armies caught up to Davis and captured him. -
The first US company to make sewing needles by a machine. -
In 1866, Congress rejected President Johnson's veto which would give all equal rights in the US. -
Although President Johnson vetoed to pass the Civil Rights Act, Congress passed it anyway. -
In 1866, the American Equal Rights Association was founded and formed. -
In March of 1866, the US Congress authorizes national soldiers’ homes. -
In March of 1866 U.S. citizens watched as a rare total lunar eclipse occurred. -
In April of 1866, the Civil Rights Act was passed and it declared all persons born in the United States to be citizens, -
The 14th Amendment is officially passed and granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States. -
Tennessee is the 1st state to be readmitted into the Union. -
In July of 1866 David Farragut was appointed as 1st admiral in the US Navy. -
The Grange was founded in 1867 and it advanced methods of agriculture and promoted the social and economic needs of farmers in the United States. -
During the Reconstruction Acts in 1867, African Americans gained a voice in government for the first time in American History. -
In March of 1867, President Johnson signed the proclamation saying that Nebraska was an official state in the U.S. -
To start reshaping the country, the First Reconstruction Act was passed. -
The Tenure of Office Act was a United States federal law that was intended to restrict the power of the president to remove certain office-holders without the approval of the Senate -
In March of 1867, the Second Reconstruction Act was passed. -
The United States agreed with Russia to purchase Alaska from them. -
In July of 1867, the Third Reconstruction Act was passed. -
The United States and Russia finalized the purchase of Alaska for $7.2 million. -
The Medicine Lodge Treaty relegated the Cheyenne to lands south of Fort Larned.