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The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was proposed by Henry Clay. It had 5 sections.
CA- enters as a free state
NM-TX border dispute settled in favored of NM
All other lands gained from Mexico will use popular soverignty to decide the issue of slavery.
Slavery banned in DC.
Stronger Fugitive Slave Law. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This novel is about life in slavery. This story showed us how slavery effected others. Also it taught people how enslaved people were treated. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a violent political in the Kansas territory. It involved anti-slavery Free-staters and pro slavery. The cause of this event was the Kansas- Nebraska Act of 1854, which instituted popular sovereighty. This allowed people to decide if they wanted to be a free or slave state. 56 people died in these confrintations. The years of this was 1855-1861. -
Dred Scott Decision
The Dred Scott Decision was a ruling made by the Supreme Court in 1857. Dred Scott was a slave, and was declared a free man because his owner took him into a free state. He was denied his freedom. -
Lincoln-Douglas Decison
The Lincoln-Douglas Debate was a series of political debates between Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas. They were both campaigning for the upcoming election. It mostly was about slavery and territories conserning Kansas. -
Raid on Harper's Ferry
John Brown kead a raid with a small group against a federal armory in West Virgina. They wanted to start an armory slave revolt. This happened from October 16-18 of 1859. 17 men died and the remaining were hung. They wanted to destroy the institution of slavery. -
Election of 1860
The Election of 1860 was the 19th election of the United States of America. It was held on November 6th of 1860. Republican, Abraham Lincoln beat Democrat John C. Breckinridge, Stephn A. Douglas, and John Bell. The Democrat party had been split into 2 factions. Both the South and the North nominated a canadiate. Lincoldn was elected as President, but he wasn't even on othe ballot in 9 southern states. He had won the vote of the eletoral collages that the biggest values. -
South Carolina secedes
South Carolina secedes from the union. -
Mississippi secedes
Mississippi secedes from the union. -
Florida secedes
Florida secedes from the union. -
Alabama secedes
Alabama secedes from the union. -
Georgia secedes
Georgia secedes from the union. -
Louisiana secedes
Louisiana secedes from the union. -
Texas secedes
Texas secedes from the union. -
Fort Sunter
Date: April 12th, 1861
Location: Charleston Harbor, SC
Details: Southern forces were attempting to seize as many Union forts in the south as possible. Lincoln told Southern leaders the North would not fire on the South unless fired upon first. Southern forces fired! The war had begun. -
1st Battle of Bull Run
Date: July 21, 1861
Location: Bull Run River (Manassas Junction)
Details: Northern forces marched from Washington D.C. expecting a quick victory. After initially pushing the Southern back, Southern forces charged at the Union soldiers with their "rebel yell", forcing the North to retreat. -
Monitor vs.Merrimack
Location: Norfolk, VA (Hampton Roads)
Details: The South had covered an abondoned North ship with iron in an effort to break the union blockade. The North countered with their own ironclad. The ships fought to a draw, but it is considered a union victory. They kept the South in the harbor. -
Battle of Shiloh
Location: Corinth, MS/ Shiloh, TN
Details: Led by Genreal Ulysses S. Grant, the North defeated the South in the bloodiest 2-day battle of the civil war. Grant earned the reputation as the "butcher" if men. Congress wanted him removed but Lincoln responded, "I can't spare this man, he fights." -
Capture of New Orleans
Location: New Orleans, LA
Details: Union forces, led by Admiral David G. Farragut, suprised the South capturing New Orleans. The city was a major trade city of the South and it's capture meant less supplies for Confederate soldiers. -
Battle of Antietam (Battle of Sharpsburg)
Location: Antietam Creek, MD
Details: Due to General McClellan's hesitation the North was attacked by Lee's forces. The North was able to hold off the South in the bloodiest single day battle of the war. The hesitation by McClellan convinced Lincoln to write the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Location: White House
Details: Lincoln understood that taking a stand against slavery would make Britian and France less likely to aid the South. The E.P. freed all slaves within any state in rebellion against the U.S. This allowed African Americans to join the military and led to the 13th Amendment. -
The Seige at Vicksburg
Over nine months, Grant led a seize on Vicksburg, finally gaining victory on July 4, 1863. The North now gained control of the Mississippi River, thus splitting the Confederacy in two. Following this victory, President Lincoln named Grant Commander of the U.S. Army. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Northern and Southern forces met by accident at Gettysburg. The first two days saw the South push the North back to Cemetery Ridge. On the third day, Lee sent Gen. Pickett over the ridge where they were easy targets for the North. The South had to retreat. The failed charge was known as "Pickett's Charge". -
Sherman's March to Sea
The campaign began with Sherman's troops leaving the captured city, Atlanta, GA on Nov. 15 and ended with the capture of part of Savannah on Dec. 21. His forces destroyed military targets as well as industry, infrastructure, civilian property and disrupted the confederacy economy/trans networks. -
Surrender at Appomattox
Lee abandoned the Confederate Capital of Richmond to meet up with additional troops. The Union troops cut Lee and his troops off. Lee had to surrender to the Union. This ended four years of war. Lee surrendered his 28,000 troops in the front parlor of Wilmer McLean's home. When surrendering, all men were pardoned by Union forces. -
Lincoln's Assassination
John Wilkes Booth was a Southern sympathizer who believed assassinating Lincoln would help the South. He came up behind Lincoln and shot him in the head. Booth fled the theater only to be cornered 11 days later in a barn. Booth was shot and killed when he came out. -
Battle of Fredrickburg and Chancellorsville
At Fredrickburg Gen. Burnside mistakenly thought he could charge up a hill and overtake the Confederates. The Union suffered heavy losses and Burnside resigned as General.At Chancellorsville the Confederates scored another victory but at a high cost (Pyrrhic). Gen. Stonewall Jackson was shot and died 8 days later.
