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Louisiana is admitted as a slave state
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Missouri compromise
Congress passed a bill granting missouri statehood as a slave state under the condition that slavery was to be forever prohibited in the rest of Louisiana. -
Compromise fo 1850
Senator Henry Clay introduced a series of resolution, in an attempt to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between North and South. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Congress passes Fugitive Slave Act, therefore creating more underground activity. -
Slave stories published
Slave fugitives begin to publish their stories about being a slave, the public seeing for their point of view. -
Disobeying the Law
Northerners increasingly ignore the federal Law and support the underground efforts. -
Kansas/ Nebraska Act
Antislavery supporters were outraged because, under the terms of the Missouri Compromise of 1820, slavery would have been outlawed in both territories. -
Dred Scott Decision
A legal case in which in U.S. Supreme Court rules that a slave who had resided in a free state and territory was not thereby entitled to his freedom. African Americans were not and could never be citizens of the United States. -
Lincoln Douglas Debates
This is where Abraham Lincoln debates for the republican candidate for the senate in Illinois. -
John Browns Raid on Harpers Ferry
John Browns raid was an attempt by the white abolitionist to start an armed slave revolt. -
Election of president Abraham Lincoln
This was the day Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States. -
Battle of Fort Sumter Charleston Harbour, South Carolina.
he bombardment/siege and ultimate surrender of Fort Sumter by Brig. General P.G.T. Beauregard was the official start of the Civil War. -
Battle of Philippi(West) Virginia
A skirmish involving over 3,000 soldiers, Philippi was the first battle of the American Civil War. Learn more about the Battle Of Philippi -
Rich Mountain (West) Virginia battle
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First Battle of Bull RunManassas, Virgini
Also known as First Manassas, the first major engagement of the American Civil War was a shocking rout of Union soldiers by confederates at Manassas Junction, VA. -
Civil War started
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Battle of Wilson’s CreekWilson’s Creek/Oak Hills, Missouri
The Battle of Wilson’s Creek, aka Battle of Oak Hills, was the first major battle of the Western Theater and is often called the "Bull Run of the West." -
Battle of Santa Rosa IslandSanta Rosa Island (Florida)
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Battle of Port Royal SoundPort Royal Sound, South Carolina
he battle of Port Royal was one of the earliest amphibious operations of the American Civil War. -
Fort Donelson
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Shiloh
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Second Bull Run/manassas
25251 casualties -
Antietam
26134 casualties -
Stones River
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Siege of Petersberg
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Atlanta Campaign
From chatanooga, Tenessee to Atlanta, Georgia. -
March to the sea
From Atlanta georgia to savannah, Georgia -
Overland campaign
From the wilderness, Virginia to Petersberg, Virinia -
Reelection of Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
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Civil war ended
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Joseph Johnstons army surrenders
Durham, North Carolina -
Lee's army surrenders
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Lincoln is Assasinated
Washington dc
