Civil War events Timeline
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è stato aggiornato: 18 nov 2022
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Compromise of 1850
This compromise was over the conflict
on if California was going to become a
free or slave state because the whole
state crossed over the 36-30 line. The
compromise allowed California to
become a free state. However, a new,
more strict fugitive slave law was put
in place. The new slave law stated
every slave who escaped to the
North now had to go back to the
place they escaped from.The Kansas-Nebraska Act 1853
Passed to try and keep conflicts in the
north and south at bay, however, it ended
in more violence. New states Kansas
and Nebraska could vote if they wanted
to be a slave or free state based on
popular sovereignty. When the election
came, many people from Missouri
crossed the border illegally and voted
in favor of slave states. This turned into
what is known as Bleeding Kansas and
would cause more sectionalism between
the North and the South.Violence in the Senate
In 1855, two senate members attacked
each other. Charles Summer of
Massachusetts heavily criticized the
Kansas-Nebraska act and the people
who wrote it. Preston Brooks from SC
who was related to an author of the
act, beat Summer with a cane. This
act of violence was a forewarning of
the Civil War.Dred Scott vs. Samford 1857
This court case may have very well started
the Civil War. A slave named Dred Scott,
who was a slave in Missouri sued for
freedom because he was taken with
his master to Illinois, a free state. The
Supreme Court ruled against him and
proclaimed no African American could
ever become a citizen.The Election of 1860
In 1860, Lincon was elected as the
President of the U.S. This was the true
beginning of the Civil War. After he won
the election, the South was enraged. They
feared Lincoln would abolish slavery
immediately. South Carolina was the
first state to secede from the Union.
Months later, MS, AL, GE, FL, and TX
seceded and created the Confederate
States of America.The Anaconda Plan 1861
This plan by the North was created in order
to stop the South from receiving any help
from overseas ie: exports from Britain.
The plan was to block off every port in
the South and wanted to cut their
territory in half at the Mississippi
River and isolate Texas. This plan
worked to perfection as it caught
the South off gaurd and unable
to defend their territory.Battle of Antietam 1862
This battle was the bloodiest single
battle of the Civil War. Robert E. Lee
charged into Antietam Creek,
Maryland. this battle suffered 22,000
casualties, forcing Lee and his troops
to retreat back to Virginia to regroup.Emancipation Proclamation 1863
Lincoln passed this bill after the battle of
Antietam. It freed every slave in the states
and territories not under Union control.
However, it did not end slavery in states
loyal to the Union in order not to risk
offending them. This also gained the
support of Britain and France because
they also disliked slavery.Battle of Gettysburg 1863
This was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
The battle of Gettysburg resulted in 51,000
deaths and a pure turning point of the war.
This battle was the northernmost major
battle and it also ended any hope for the
South winning.Union Victory at Appomattox Court House 1865
Robert E. Lee surrendered at this Court
house with Ulysses S. Grant and ended
the Civil War. Grant wrote the terms of
the surrender and the confederate states
were no more. Starving Confederate
soldiers were pardoned and were given
food to eat after the surrender passed.
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