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Southern Secession
This is the day that the South officially secceded from the North. -
Abraham Lincoln becomes President
-Lincoln is sworn into office and his main goal as President is to unite all the Nations -
The Trent Incident
- The Union Navy stopped and searched for a British Vessel.
- Union Officers seized them and took them to Boston. -- The British Government objected to the seizure and threated war if there was no redress, he rallied troops and sent them to Canada. Neither side wanted a war, and finally the two countries found a diplomatic solution
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The Homestead Act
-The Homestead Act encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land.
-In exchange, homesteaders paid a small fee and were required to complete five years of continuous residence before receiving ownership of the land. -
The Battle of Fredericksburg
More information about Fredericksburg-The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11-15, 1862, it was one of the largest and deadliest of the Civil War.
- Union and Confederate troops fought in the streets of Fredericksburg, the Civil War’s first urban conflict -
Gettysburg
American Civil War: Lee vs. Grant | History Channel War Documentary- On July 1863, General Lee led an invasion of the North,
-At Gettysburg, Lee's army met with General George Mead.
-With over 160,000 soldiers involved, this proved to be the largest battle ever fought in North America.
-On the 3rd day, Lee launched a assault, which was suicidal, across the open ground of Cemetary Ridge. Less than half the soldiers involved returned. (Pickett's Charge) -
Tensions within the Union
- Abolitionists and African
- American leaders praised Licoln for defeating the existence of slavery.
- But not everyone was happy about this. For example, in July 1863, riots broke out in New York City aand many whites in North America refused and were unwilling too fight and die in order to free slaves.
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The Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation
-On July 1st 1863, Lincoln signed the final Emancipation Proclamation declaring that the 3 million slaves across the south are free.
-Within the States, opinion on the Emancipation varied widely. Lincolns supporters hailed it as "a great moral landmark", while his Democratic opponents deemed it as "unnecessary, unwise, and ill-timed, and impractible". -
Vicksburg
-On July 4th 1863, General Grant captured the Confederate Fortress of Vicksburg.
-This is significan because the Union now controlled the entire Mississipi River, which is the main route into the heart of the Confederacy! -
Lincoln's 10 Percent Plan
-Ten-Percent Plan specified that a southern state could be readmitted into the Union once 10 percent of its voters swore an oath of allegiance to the Union -
Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is formed
History of Ku Klux Klan (KKK)-An organization is formed in the South, an organization that attacks former slaves and any people who assist them -
13th Amendment
13th Amendment, more information- The 13th Ammendment was passed by Congress On January 31st 1865.
-The Amendment aboloished slavery. -
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Adress
-Lincoln set out a important goal for himself, he wanted to rebuild the fractured Nation when he took office.
-His speech was delived on March 4th, as the Civil War's suffering drew to a close, his speech was barely 700 words in length.
-The President delivered a brief meditation on the causes of war. He argued that the four years of suffering was a divine punishment for sin of slavery, which the entire Nation was guilty of.
-Lincoln ended his speech by stating the need for reconciliation. -
General Lee Surrenders!
-The two parties agreed to meet at the courthouse located at the house of Wilmer McLean in the village of Appomattox Courthouse
-The meeting lasted for a couple of hours, but after that, the conflict was over. -
The Loss of Lincoln
Abrham Lincoln's Assassination-On April 14th, 5 days after General Lee surrendered, Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre in Washington by a Confederate sypathizer named John Wilkes Booth.
-By killing Lincoln, Booth was determined to avenge the South's defeat. -
Johnson Now President
Johnson's Plan for Reconstruction-After Lincoln's assassination, Andrew Johnson became the New President.
-Like Lincoln, Johnson shared many of the same goals, he wanted to see the Nation united once again -
The 14th Amendment
More information on 14th Amendment
-To ensure that former slaves were obliged to all the rights of Citizenship, Congress passed the 14th Amendment in 1866.
-This Amendment was intended to ensure that States could not deny former slaves their civil rights.
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The Reconstruction Act
Reconstruction Act-Johnson's plan for Reconstruction faced a challenge when the Republican Congress passed the Reconstruction Act in 1867.
-This Law divided the South into military districts that were used/occupied by soldiers and ruled by Generals; it imposed marial law; and it made sure that Confederate sympathizers were removed from Government posts. -
The Sioux War
-The war was between the United States forced and the Red Cloud Tribe, -
The 15th Amendment
-In Feburary 1869, the Reoublican passed the 15th Amendment, guranteeing that "the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged... on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. -
The Railroad Boom
Transcontinental Railroad-On May 10,1869, the President of the Central Pacific Railroad constructed the First Transcontinental Railroad, merging the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads.
-The impact of the Railroad boom on the United States was enourmous. It led to a rapid expansion in the population of the West. -
The Chicago Fire
What might've caused the Fire-The Chicago fire was a disaster, thousands of people were left homeless, and many people died. -
The Great Depression
Financial Panic of 1873-The Depression was caused by due to the fact that railroad bonds were not being paid.
-This Depression lasted for many years, from 1873-1879 -
Battle of Little BigHorn
Battle of Little BigHorn Clip-Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer advanced with a small force to Little BigHorn River in Montana.
- He was ambushed by a much larger force on Sioux and Cheyenne. After the battle, Custer's force of more than 200 men were all wiped out.
-Over the following months, the US army pursued the Sioux and Cheyenne warriors untial all had surrendered.
-The battle quickly became known as "Custer's Last Stand", and aroused popular hostility toward the Aboriginal people of the Plains.
