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Compromise of 1850
passed in september it fiver seperate bills passed by US comgress the eliminated four political confrontation between slave and free states. -
Linocln
Lincoln wins a four way race for president of the united states against John C. Breckinridge, John Bell, and democrat Stephen Douglass . -
Inauguration
Abrham Lincoln after winnning 4 way race for president in inaugrated as the 16th president of the US. -
Confederate Constitution
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Succeeding states
States start to succeed such as Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, adn North Carolina. -
Request of army
Lincoln adresses the congress and requests to get the union army put in to action. -
Battle of Bullrun
Puts Union general Irvin McDowell against new confederate army. McDowell was defeated and returned in panick back to Washinton. -
Moniter vs. Merrimack
Change from wooden ships to steel ships. It was a changing point in war. -
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Battle of Shiloh
Surprise battle resulting in 13,000 union and 10,000 confederate casaulties. -
The Seven days
Was a series of six bloody battles over seven days that took plaace near Richmond Virginia. -
Antietam
One of bloodies battles in United states history and resulted in 26,000 men being killed. This battle made them sucede from more battles. -
Preliminary Emancipation
Lincoln issued a prelimanary emancipation proclomation which announced that if the rebels did not stop fighting and and rejoin the union all slaves would be freed. -
Emancipation Proclamation
A decleration that declared that all personal held as slaves in rebelious states are and will be free. -
Military Draft
First Draft. Every man was to serve in the army unless you can pay the government $300. -
Draft Riots
July 13-16 When government attempted conscription Riots broke out in new york and many other northern cities. 120 men, women and childred were killled, most were black. -
Gettysburg address
Abraham Lincoln delivered a two minute speech at dedication of the national cemetery at the battlefield of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. -
13th Amendment
The US approves the 13th Amendment that will end slavery. -
Abraham Lincoln Is shot
Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford's theatre in DC by John Wilkes Booth, and would later die. -
End of Slavery
Official date of the 13th amendment and the freeing of the slaves. -
Fourteenth Amendment
Taking affect saying that every person born in the US would be a Citizen. -
Compromise of 1877
Removed northern troups from southern territory and gave them back to the Southern Democrats.
