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Trent Affair
The United States had a crisis with Britian. The United States took position of a neutral British ship. Britain demanded release of the ship. So Abrham Lincoln, wanting to advert contreversay, released the ship. -
Battle of Antietam
A battle between the Union, George McClellan and the Confederate, Robert E. Lee, was a battle that was the most bloodiest battle in the Civil War but also ended in a draw. Though it gave leeway to Abraham Lincoln to give the Emancipation Proclamation. -
The Battle of Murfreesboro
Also known as the Battle of Stone River, both the Union and Confederacy were in a battle and when it looked like the Union was going to lose reinforcements came to save the day. These reinforcements help win the battle for the Union. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This declared that anyone persons being held as slaves for free forever. This document was timed perfectly by Lincoln for the maximum effect of that time. Changing the perspective of the war. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Robert E. Lee saw a chance to strike the Union and he did. He struck them and they had to fall back. The Union was able to hold their position until Pickets charge happened, and when this happened this pushed back the Confederates to lose even more troops and a heavy loss for the Confederacy. -
New York Draft Riots
The New York draft riots were riots that happened during the Civil war that was a reaction to north drafting men from the ages of 25-40. These men did not that want that so riots sprang up and became known as one of the most destructive riots in the Civil War. -
Gettysburg Address
When Abraham Lincoln gave a speech at the National Cemetery if Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. This speech was given after one if the most bloodiest battles in the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg. This speech became one of the most memorable speeches ever given in the history of America. -
Lincoln proposes 10% Plan
The Ten percent plan was for the. South saying that if 10% of its voters swore an oath of allegiance to the Union then the Confederacy would be reaccepted into the Union. This was part of Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction. -
Battle of Fort Pillow
Also known as the Fort Pillow Massacre, because the Union had lost the battle therefore the remaining soldiers should be captured by the Confederates. Instead they murdered all of them. This was one of the most controversial battles of the Civil War which led to the Union not returning Confederate troops back. -
Wade-Davis Bill
Some Northerners believed that Lincoln's plan was to nice and gentle, so Benjamin Wade and Henry Davis decided on a new plan. The Wade-Davis Bill, this states that 50% of the South had to swear an oath of allegiance to the Union. Lincoln did not agree with this plan so he did not sign it for a pocket veto. Then after Lincoln's assassination Congress could pass the deal and they did. -
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States begin to pass black codes
The confederates after the Civil War and during the Reconstruction still enforced civil authority and passed laws to force freed blacks to stay as their labor force. By saying that if the blacks didn't sign a work contract they could be arrested. Many northerners disagreed with the south and Johnson's ruling. -
Freedman's Bureau founded
Lincoln signed a bill allowing Feedman's Bureau to be established. The bureau was for freed black and white refugees of the war. They supplied this people with places of rest and food if they needed it. Many southerners disliked this bureau because it gave more of a reason for any person to leave the Confederacy. -
Lincolns's Assassination
Abraham Lincoln was shot in the back of the head by a confederate sympathizer, John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln would be taken to a building across from the theatre where died due to blood loss. This happened five days after Robert. E. Lee surrendered the the Union. -
13th Amendment
Abolished slavery in America. The amendment states “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” -
The Ku Klux Klan
Composed of primarily people who believed in white supremacy, decided on violent acts against blacks and people supporting blacks in their race for freedom. Wearing mostly all white and a cone hat with distinct eyeholes. -
1st Reconstruction Act
This act preceded the veto of Andrew Johnson. This was the first act and it is known as the military act. It said that all of the southern states, except Tennessee because they already ratified the 14th amendment, had to turn over a sectional of the south to a northern general, also pass the. 14th amendment, and that every citizen is equal. -
Johnson's Impeachment
he reason Johnson was impeached is because he gave amnesty to ex-confederates and set-up southern governments that allowed black codes. Most if not all of what Johnson did was completely opposite of what the north wanted. -
14th Amendment
This amendment states that governments can't enforce lives as slaves no matter their color. This was to prevent the abuse of southern governments from once again legally having selves when they are not supposed to. -
15th Amendment
No matter the color of your skin you shall and always have the ability to vote. -
End of Reconstruction
Reconstruction needed when Hayes withdrew the troops from the south, and by doing so he allowed the south to almost replicate slavery back down in the south. Fredrick Douglass talked about how though slavery was abolished, that his people are still being done wrong. -
Civil Rights Act
Equality for blacks having a big jump with John. F. Kennedy. -
Hayes-Tilden Compromise of 1877
The north and the south were disputing about the troops in the south, until Hayes and Tilden, a northerner and a southerner respectively, meet in secret and allow Hayes to win as long as he removes troops from the south.
