Events
1820 Missouri Comprimise
The Senate debated the admission of Maine and Missouri.
Maine and Missouri bills made into one in order to reserve power in
congress between slave and free states.
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/monroe/aa_monroe_compromise_2.html
http://www.historynet.com/missouri-compromise1854 Kansas Nebraska Act
To make Kansas and Nebraska territories and let the people decide by vote if slavery is fine.
http://www.historynet.com/kansas-nebraska-act
https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=28#The Compromise of 1850
Five laws past on September of 1850. There to help with slavery.
http://www.ushistory.org/us/30d.asp1860 Lincoln is elected president.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/abraham-lincoln-elected-president
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1864South Carolina Secedes from the Union
South Carolina was one of the original 13 states and was also first to secede.
Slavery was the main reason for the secession.
http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/south-carolina-secedes-union
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/20098129/north-carolina-secession-petition-exceeds-needed-signaturesBy January 1961, 10 other states had seceded from the union
Mississippi on January 9th, 1861
Florida on January 10th, 1861
Alabama on January 11th, 1861
Georgia on Janaury 19th, 1861
Louisiana on January 26th, 1861
Texas on February 1st, 1861
Virginia on April 17th, 1861
Arkansas on May 6th, 1861
North Carolina on May 20th, 1861
Tennessee on June 8th, 1861
https://civilwargazette.wordpress.com/2006/12/12/order-of-secession-of-the-southern-states/
http://www.vaiden.net/confstat.html1861 April 12th
The Civil War began when the south fired at Fort Sumter.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-civil-war-begins
http://www.discovertexasonline.com/2017/04/the-civil-war-begins-2/Fort Sumter was constructed in 1829.
In the opening battle of the Civil War (April 12, 1861), it was surrendered to the confederates who occupied it from 1861 to 1865
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/fort-sumter
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fort-sumter-the-civil-war-begins-10187911861 July 21 - The Battle of Bull Run
The North attacked the South and thought they would easily win but the North
retreated and lost 3,000 people and the South lost 2,000.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-battle-of-bull-run
https://blog.fold3.com/tmih-first-battle-of-bull-run-manassas-july-21-1861/1862 September 22 - The Battle of Antietam
It was the bloodiest single day battle.
The North won which President Lincoln needed to make the Emancipation Proclication
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-antietam1863 July 31 The Emancipation Proclamation
all states from confederacy were no longer allowed to have slaves. It was given by Abraham Lincoln
https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/american_originals_iv/sections/nonjavatext_emancipation.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_ProclamationBattle of Gettysberg July 1-3, 1863
Biggest battle of the civil war. Over 50,000 casualties.
It was the turning point of the Civil War. The North won.
http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-gettysburg
https://www.emaze.com/@ACCQFIZF/Presentation-NameBattle of Vicksburg is fought in the summer of 1863. It was a 40 day battle and the confederates surrendered. Helped the North gain control of the Mississippi River
https://www.civilwar.org/learn/civil-war/battles/vicksburgNovember 19, 1863, The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address is a speech delivered
by Abraham Lincoln in dedication of Soldier’s National Cemetery, a cemetery for Union
soldiers killed at the Battle Of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
http://www.historynet.com/the-gettysburg-address
http://historicalsolutions.stratumsites.com/ArticlesDetail.asp?id=307November 8 1864, President Lincoln is re-elected
Lincoln faced many challenges during his first four years
of presidency But still got re-elected.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-reelected
https://infograph.venngage.com/p/179528/civil-war-timeline-part-2From November 15 until December 21, 1864,
Sherman's March
The Sherman's march was a 285 mile march to make the Georga
Civilians want to stop the war. They stole food and livestock and burned down houses
and barns of people who resisted
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/shermans-marchDecember 6, 1865, 13th Amendment Radified
The 13th Amendment made slavery illegal
https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=40
http://www.history.com/news/congress-passes-13th-amendment-150-years-agoApril 9, 1865, Civil War ended at Appomattox Courthouse
there was a battle near Appomattox Court House where General Lee surrendered which ended the civil war.
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/appomattox-court-houseApril 14, 1865 President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford Theater.
http://www.history.com/topics/abraham-lincoln-assassination
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