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Andrew Johnson Became President
Andrew Johnson was first president to be impeached. -
William Lloyd Garrison Published The Liberator
A weekly abolitionist newspaper that was the most influential antislavery newspaper. -
Nat Turner Slave Revolt
Rebels slaves killed 55 people. -
American Anti-Slavery Society Begins
An abolitionist movement, that many important historical figures were in. -
Sarah Grimke's Letters on the Equality of Sexes and Condition of Women published
Sarah Grimke's response to Catherine Beecher defense of the role of women. -
Henry Highland Garnet’s “Address to the Slaves of the United States of America”
The first speech that spoke directly too the slaves. -
Women's Rights Convention At Seneca Falls
It launched the American women's movement. -
Harriett Tubman Escapes from Slavery
Harriett Tubman would become the most famous underground railroad conductor. -
Compromise of 1850
The north got a new state and slave trade was banned in D.C. -
Fugitive Slave Act
This act forced citizens to help capture runaway slaves. -
Sojourner Truth Delivered her “Ain’t I a Woman” Speech
A powerful feminist speech that is a good example of classic women's rights. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe Published Uncle Tom’s Cabin
This novel helped lay the groundwork for the civil war. -
Bleeding Kansas
The war between Slave and Anti-Slave in Kansas. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
It allowed the people of Nebraska to decide whether they wanted to be a slave or free state. -
Republican Party Founded
The republican party was founded to oppose slavery. -
Creation of the Radical Republicans
They believed blacks were entitled to the same rights as whites. -
Panic of 1857
The first worldwide economic crisis. -
Dred Scott Decision
The court ruled that the Missouri Compromise is unconstitutional. -
Lecompton Constitution
Made by pro-slavery advocates in Kansas. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
The debates primary focused on slavery and expansion. -
John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry
This caused many peaceful abolitionists to become more violent. -
Democratic Party Splits into Northern and Southern Halves
This lead the the election of a Republican president, Abraham Lincoln. -
South Carolina Secedes from the Union
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
Abraham would sign the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Confederate States of America Founded
This lead to the civil war directly. -
Firing on Fort Sumter
The first battle of the Civil War. -
Battle of Antietam
The bloodiest day in American history. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Union halted the South's march north. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This freed the slaves in the United States of America. -
Gettysburg Address
Revived the North to keep fighting. -
Congress Passed the 13th Amendment
This amendment banned slavery in America. -
General U.S. Grant Assumed Command of Union Troops
Grant would lead the Union army to victory. -
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Attempt to frighten the confederates. -
Abraham Lincoln Reelected
Five months later the confederacy would surrender. -
Lee Surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House
This brought the civil war to an end. -
Johnson Announced Plans for Presidential Reconstruction
Gave the white South a free hand in regulating the transition from slavery to freedom. -
Arrival of Scalawags and Carpetbaggers in the South
Northerners travel south changed the dynamic of the south. -
Ku Klux Klan formed
A force bent on reversing the reconstruction. -
Lincoln Assassination
Lincoln was the only one killed in Booth's whole plan, even though he'd planned to kill many. -
Civil Rights Act Passed over Johnson’s Veto
Declared that all persons born in the United States were now citizens, without regard to race, color, or previous condition. -
Freedman’s Bureau Established
Made to help millions of former black slaves and poor whites in the South in the aftermath of the Civil War. -
First Congressional Reconstruction Act passed
Began the reconstruction. -
14th Amendment Ratified
Gave citizenship to the slaves. -
Andrew Johnson Impeached
Andrew Johnson was the first president to be impeached. -
U.S. Grant Elected President
A civil war hero president. -
15th Amendment Ratified
Granted African American men the right to vote. -
Slaughterhouse Cases (Supreme Court)
Gave only limited protection pertinent to a small minority of rights. -
U.S. v. Cruikshank
Caused the allowance of violence and deprivation of rights against the newly freed slaves. -
Period of “Redemption” after the Civil War
The south felt like they were redeeming themselves. -
Compromise of 1877
Settled the intensely disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election.
