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Founded by Abraham Lincoln in spite of the Democratic party. -
A major build-up to the Civil War. It was a law that was made to replace the Missouri compromise -
Without the support of any southern states he still managed to win the role of president. -
When Lincoln was elected president that meant that the South would no longer have anymore slave states. South Carolina didn't want to be associated with the United States anymore so they decided to break away. -
When Virginia left the Union they decided they needed a capitol for the Confederate people so they chose the 2nd biggest city to be the capitol, Richmond -
Jefferson Davis was a graduate of West Point academy and a celebrated soldier in the Mexican war. When Davis was sworn into office in 1861 he immediately sent a peace commission to Washington to try and reconcile. Then Lincoln sent out ships to resupply Fort Sumter but Davis sent out ships to attack the food supply which was the start of the Civil War. -
Lincoln temporarily gets rid of the source of unlawful imprisonments -
The start of the Civil War.The Confederates let out open fire in South Carolina, Then 32 hours Union surrenders. -
Robert E Lee become a general by resigning from the US army from the 1861 telling friends that telling friends that he could not in an invasion of the south -
The first major land battle that is fought in the Civil War. A win for the Union. -
The North was the "winner" of this battle even though it was never declared which side actually won. The North was able to block the South from coming through. -
A union victory. The Union was surprised by the confederates but they still fought hard and won the battle. -
A union victory. With over 23,000 deaths. The Union was also able to stop the Confederates from invading the North. -
One of the deadliest battles of the Civil war. The Confederates won the war and the Federals failed to advance in Confederates land and take their capitol of Richmond. -
The emancipation Proclamation was brought up by president Lincoln which declared that "that all persons held as slaves are, henceforward shall be free." -
A Confederate victory. Robert E Lee split his army in half and surprised the Union with the other half of the army. -
A 47 day battle ended with the confederates surrendering. The commander of the confederates in this battle was John Pemberton and the Union commander was Ulysses S Grant. The end of the war gave the Union control of the Mississippi river and split Confederacy into two. -
A three day battle during the Civil War where more than 7,000 people died in. This was between the Confederates and the Union. -
A riot that made the Civil War to start drafting -
A 2 hour speech given by Abraham about the government that has fallen and about liberty and equality -
Union forces capture Atlanta. Confederacy forced to abandon it -
Lincoln wins the majority again and defeats McClellan with ease. -
A destructive campaign in Atlanta about civilian population -
The 13th amendment is the abolishment of slavery -
An act that allowed for the newly freed slaves to get food, shelter and any medical services. -
At his second inauguration Lincoln tries to inform everyone why this war started and that slavery was a sin. -
The Union went for the capitol of the confederates and succeeded to capture their main supply source and their capitol -
A significant battle in the Civil War because they knew they were finally getting to the end of the war. Another win for the Union and Ulysses S Grant. -
Abraham Lincoln was killed at the Ford's Theater by a guy named John Wilkes Booth. It is believed that Booth was driven to kill Lincoln because of Lincoln's beliefs of slavery, confederacy and his Booth's hatred for Lincoln's presidency. -
After Lincolns assassination they tracked out to find who killed him and they found John and killed him.