-
The Compromise of 1850 was an attempt by Henry Clay to assuage both the North and the South. It was finalized on January 29th,1850.
-
The verdict of the Dred Scott trial, issued on March 6th of 1857, intensified the divisions of opinion over slavery in the United States.
-
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry took place from the 16th of October, 1859 to the 18th. It ended with Brown's capture.
-
In the first battle of the Civil War on April 12th, 1861, the Confederate Army captured Fort Sumter.
-
The First Battle of Bull Run was one of the first battles of the Civil War, fought on July 21st, 1861. It resulted in a Confederate victory.
-
The Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17th, 1862, was the bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War, resulting with a technical victory for the Union.
-
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1st, 1863 and freed all slaves in states that had succeeded from the Union.
-
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought from the 1st to 3rd of July of 1863, resulting in a major Union victory.
-
The Siege of Vicksburg took place from May 18th through July 4th of 1863 and ended in a Union victory. It was part of the Anaconda plan.
-
The Battle of Missionary Ridge took place on November 25th of 1863 at Chattanooga, TN and resulted in a Union Victory.
-
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery on January 1st of 1865.
-
The Civil War came to an end at the Appomattox Courthouse on April 9th,1865 with Lee's surrender.
-
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14th,1856 at Ford's Theatre.
-
Reconstruction was a plan to rebuild the south post-Civil War and also monitor and protect the former slaves.
-
On February 4th of 1868, enough evidence was gathered to remove President Andrew Johnson from office. He was the first president in American history to be impeached.
-
The Election of 1867 was an extremely disputed election - originally, the votes went to the Democrat Tilden, but in the end, the Republican Hayes won.
