-Timeline Of The Civil War -
Compromise Of 1850 - was the divisions over slavery in the territory gained in the Mexican-American war, were resolved because of the compromise of 1850. It consisted of laws admitting California as a free state, formed Utah and New Mexico territories with the looming question of slavery, that was to be determined by popular sovereignty. Settled a Texas- New Mexico boundary dispute. The compromise of 1850 also ended the slave trade in Washington D.C. , which made it 10 times more simple for the south.
The Kansas Nebraska Act - an 1854 bill that mandated popular sovereignty, which allowed settlers of a territory able to decide amongst themselves if slavery would be permitted within a brand new states border. It was proposed by Stephen A. Douglas, the bill overturned the Missouri compromise's use of latitude as the boundary between slave states and also free states. This acts passage to the period of gruesome and terrible violence which was known as "Bleeding Kansas" and plowed a path for the Civil War.
Bleeding Kansas - is the term that is used to describe and portray the period of violence during the settling of the new , Kansas territory. Because of the Kansas Nebraska act, proslavery and free state settlers gathered into Kansas to try and influence the decision that was being made. Which in turn, violence started and both of the factions battled for control, abolitionist John Brown, led anti-slave fighters in Kansas.
The Dred Scott Decision - is the event in which the U.S. supreme court issued a decision in the Dred Scott case, which affirming the right of slave owners to take and bring their own slaves in to western territories, which in turn actually would negate any of the doctrine of popular sovereignty. Their decision enraged regional tensions at the time, which would go on for four years, before transforming into the Civil War.
Lincoln - Douglas Debates - 1858, designed to achieve certain and immediate political objectives. Lincoln was running for Douglas's senate seat as a Republican. It was thought that it would determine the Democratic party to maintain unity in the newly fore coming of the decisive sectional and slavery issues. Lincoln lost the debates, but through the debates, he had gained a reputation in the North, and was up to be a candidate for presidency. In the debates, Douglas was very , disturbed, at Lincolns analysis of the intentions of the Founding Fathers, and also at Lincolns effort to resolve a controversial issue by political means, Douglas warned that it could lead to Civil war..
Harper's Ferry - took place in October of 1859. Harpers Ferry was a military arsenal that was the intended target of a raid that was led by John Brown, in which he had an armed ban of abolitionists. Brown's raid was to be the first of many stages in his elaborate plan to established set up an independent stronghold of freed slaves. This raid increased the white southerners fear of the slaves rebellions and also increased then tension between Northern and Southern states just before the Civil War.
Lincolns Election - Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States, in which he became the first Republican to win presidency, in which he beat Douglas to win. By the time of Lincoln's inauguration on March of 1861, seven states had seceded and the confederate states had been established. The tide turned, against the Confederacy, and Lincoln emancipated the slaves in 1864 and won re-election. Lincoln was the leader of the North, and Jefferson Davis the leader of the South.
Fort Sumter - was a island fortification , located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Fort Sumter is the site the first shots of the Civil War. Confederate troops occupied the fort for nearly four years, before abandoning the garrison prior to William T. Sherman's capture of Charleston in 1865.
Bull Run - took place 3 months after the events at Fort Sumter, the Union military command , believed firmly that the Confederates could be beaten very quickly and with little loss of life. This was the first major battle of the Civil War, the fighting began with three Union army divisions crossing the Bull Run stream , which in turn the Con federate flank was driven back to Henry House hill. In these events, McDowell's line had been broken during the fight and that forced a hastily retreat back across Bull Run. Eventually the Union forces had suffered a loss of over 3,000 of their men, either missing killed or wounded. The Confederates only suffered losses of 2,000.
Antietam - In September of 1862 , Generals Robert E. Lee and George McClellan faced off near Antietam creak, which was located in Maryland. First battle of the Civil War to be fought on Northern Soil. McClellan was able to advance the confederates into the North. And after many Union defeats, this tactical victory provided Lincoln the political cover that was needed to release his Emancipation Proclamation.
Emancipation Proclamation - President Abraham Lincoln carefully and precisely framed the fight and or conflict, and it concerned the preservation of the Union rather than the abolition of slavery. Lincoln knew that abolition had become a very sound and stable military strategy. He released a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation , stating that all slaves in the states shall be then, there forward, and forever free. Though it did not free one single slave it became known as the most important t turning point in the war. Which in turn made the Civil war a fight for human freedom.
Gettysburg and Gettysburg Address - The battle of Gettysburg, which was fought from July 1st to July 3rd of 1863. Was thought to be one of the most important battles in the Civil War. In turn Robert E. Lee was forced to retreat towards Virginia when he was defeated.
The Gettysburg Address which took place in 1863, Lincoln came and delivered his own remarks of the battle, which took place at the National Cemetery of Gettysburg located in Pennsylvania. In the address Lincoln included his ideas and principals of human rights and equality, and noted that the sacrifices that had been made in the Civil war were the force for a new birth of freedom.
Most important speech in American History.
The Gettysburg Address which took place in 1863, Lincoln came and delivered his own remarks of the battle, which took place at the National Cemetery of Gettysburg located in Pennsylvania. In the address Lincoln included his ideas and principals of human rights and equality, and noted that the sacrifices that had been made in the Civil war were the force for a new birth of freedom.
Most important speech in American History.
Andersonville Prison - was a notorious military prison. It was the South's largest prison for union prisoners. 13,00 union soldiers had perished at the prison. The Andersonville prison was located in Andersonville, Georgia. Civil War Prison Camp.
Surrender at Appomattox Court House - was the event that had ended the Civil War in April of 1865. Robert E. Lee surrendered his some 28,000 soldiers to the Union general Grant, in front of Wilmer McLean's house in Virginia. His had finally ended the long-bloody four years of conflict known as the Civil War.
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln - The event happened on April 14th 1865, in which John Wilkes Booth, who was a confederate sympathizer, shot and killed Lincoln. Lincoln was attending a play at Fords theatre. This event only took place five days after the surrender at the Appomattox court house
Reconstruction - was essentially the rebuilding of America after the Civil war. President Johnson had become the administrator and restrictive "Black Codes" were set in place. Radical Reconstruction began in 1867, in which many newly established Blacks had gained their voice in the Government. This was a period of rebuilding moral, and physical structure after the Civil War.