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2. The Kansas Nebraska Act
In 1854, bill that created Kansas and Nebraska and repealed the Missouri Compromise. The Kansas Nebraska Act also allowed popular sovereignty which let the people of a certain area personally choose whether they wanted slavery or not. Fighting in Kansas broke out in result of the bill, about whether slavery should be there or not.
In 1854, bill that created Kansas and Nebraska and repealed the Missouri Compromise. The Kansas Nebraska Act also allowed popular sovereignty which let the people of a certain area personally choose whether they wanted slavery or not. Fighting in Kansas broke out in result of the bill, about whether slavery should be there or not.
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3. Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas is the name given to Kansas in 1854 due to the violence that erupted due to whether a territory should have slavery. The Kansas-Nebraska Act gave the power of popular sovereignty, which allowed the people to chose whether the territory would have slavery. Land owners quickly traveled to Kansas to impact the decision and it led to violence between the two sides (slavery and anti-slavery).
Bleeding Kansas is the name given to Kansas in 1854 due to the violence that erupted due to whether a territory should have slavery. The Kansas-Nebraska Act gave the power of popular sovereignty, which allowed the people to chose whether the territory would have slavery. Land owners quickly traveled to Kansas to impact the decision and it led to violence between the two sides (slavery and anti-slavery).
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4. The Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott had been a slave in two different territories, Illinois and Wisconsin. Both were free states. Since he had extended time in the free states, he could claim his freedom. However, Scott and his owner moved around the south for awhile and when his owner died, the widow sold Scott and his wife. Scott tried to claim his freedom through the courts. Scott repealed lower court decisions until it got all the way up to the Supreme Court. There the Supreme Court ruled against Scot because he was black and had no right to sue. This decision brought outrage to northern states and heated up the rivalry between the Confederates and Union.
Dred Scott had been a slave in two different territories, Illinois and Wisconsin. Both were free states. Since he had extended time in the free states, he could claim his freedom. However, Scott and his owner moved around the south for awhile and when his owner died, the widow sold Scott and his wife. Scott tried to claim his freedom through the courts. Scott repealed lower court decisions until it got all the way up to the Supreme Court. There the Supreme Court ruled against Scot because he was black and had no right to sue. This decision brought outrage to northern states and heated up the rivalry between the Confederates and Union.
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5. Lincoln-Douglas Debates
The Lincoln-Douglas debates were between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, both running for the Illinois Senate in 1850. Douglas ended up winning the election. However, it was Lincoln who got national publicity from the debates and ended up being the next U.S. president, beating Douglas. Lincoln had no desire to free the slaves from the South, but his debates made it seem like he did. The debates got Lincoln's name out there and without them, he may have never became president.
The Lincoln-Douglas debates were between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, both running for the Illinois Senate in 1850. Douglas ended up winning the election. However, it was Lincoln who got national publicity from the debates and ended up being the next U.S. president, beating Douglas. Lincoln had no desire to free the slaves from the South, but his debates made it seem like he did. The debates got Lincoln's name out there and without them, he may have never became president.
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6. Harper's Ferry
The Battle of Harper's Ferry took place in West Virginia in 1862. Confederate general, Robert E. Lee divided his troops into three divisions and hope to attack three different spots of the Union defenses. The strategy worked, because the Union Army surrendered and the Confederacy won the battle.
The Battle of Harper's Ferry took place in West Virginia in 1862. Confederate general, Robert E. Lee divided his troops into three divisions and hope to attack three different spots of the Union defenses. The strategy worked, because the Union Army surrendered and the Confederacy won the battle.
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7. Lincoln's Election
Two years after losing to Stephan Douglas in the Illinois Senate race, Abraham Lincoln ran for United States president in 1860. His opponent, Stephen Douglas. Lincoln was the first Republican to ever be elected into the President role. Lincoln's election would lead to the Union winning the Civil War with him leading them. Since Lincoln had no intention of freeing the slaves in the south, his debates just made it look like he did he did. Lincoln's election ultimately lead to the South making their own form of government because they wanted nothing to do with Lincoln.
Two years after losing to Stephan Douglas in the Illinois Senate race, Abraham Lincoln ran for United States president in 1860. His opponent, Stephen Douglas. Lincoln was the first Republican to ever be elected into the President role. Lincoln's election would lead to the Union winning the Civil War with him leading them. Since Lincoln had no intention of freeing the slaves in the south, his debates just made it look like he did he did. Lincoln's election ultimately lead to the South making their own form of government because they wanted nothing to do with Lincoln.
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8. Fort Sumter
On April 10, 1861, Confederate army demanded the surrender of Fort Sumter in South Carolina from the Union. The Union refused and the first shots of the Civil War were fired by the Confederate forces. Fort Sumter was eventually surrendered to the Confederates. The American Civil War had begun. Significant to the Civil War because it was the first Civil War battle in the United States.
On April 10, 1861, Confederate army demanded the surrender of Fort Sumter in South Carolina from the Union. The Union refused and the first shots of the Civil War were fired by the Confederate forces. Fort Sumter was eventually surrendered to the Confederates. The American Civil War had begun. Significant to the Civil War because it was the first Civil War battle in the United States.
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9. Bull Run
The Union army tried to attack Confederate forces at Bull Run. Virginia. The battle at Bull Run was the first costly one for both sides as many people died fighting. The Confederate forces fended off the Union forces, but not without heavy casualties.
The Union army tried to attack Confederate forces at Bull Run. Virginia. The battle at Bull Run was the first costly one for both sides as many people died fighting. The Confederate forces fended off the Union forces, but not without heavy casualties.
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10. Antietam
The battle at Antietam was the bloodiest battle of American military ever. The Union attack the Confederate forces at Maryland. Countless attacks and counter-attacks were given by both sides, but the Union ended up securing the "victory" at Antietam.
The battle at Antietam was the bloodiest battle of American military ever. The Union attack the Confederate forces at Maryland. Countless attacks and counter-attacks were given by both sides, but the Union ended up securing the "victory" at Antietam.
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11. Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was an order given by Abraham Lincoln to free all slaves behind the Confederate lines in January 1863. The order would also give African Americans the right to serve with the Union Army. By the end of the war nearly 200,000 African Americans honorably served the Union Army.
The Emancipation Proclamation was an order given by Abraham Lincoln to free all slaves behind the Confederate lines in January 1863. The order would also give African Americans the right to serve with the Union Army. By the end of the war nearly 200,000 African Americans honorably served the Union Army.
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12. Gettysburg and Gettysburg Address
The Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 was started by Robert E. Lee of the Confederates, leading a charge at Pennsylvania and Union soldiers. The battle lasted three days and as many as 51,000 soldiers died, went missing, wounded or captured throughout the course. It was the Union at the end that fought off the Confederates and caused them to retreat back to Virginia. Then, 4 months later, President Abraham Lincoln, delivered a speech called the Gettysburg Address, honoring the soldiers who fought in the war and redefined the purpose of the war.
The Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 was started by Robert E. Lee of the Confederates, leading a charge at Pennsylvania and Union soldiers. The battle lasted three days and as many as 51,000 soldiers died, went missing, wounded or captured throughout the course. It was the Union at the end that fought off the Confederates and caused them to retreat back to Virginia. Then, 4 months later, President Abraham Lincoln, delivered a speech called the Gettysburg Address, honoring the soldiers who fought in the war and redefined the purpose of the war.
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13. Andersonville Prison
The Andersonville Prison was a facility in Sumter Georgia, often called Camp Sumter. The Confederates built the prison to keep captured Union soldiers in their possession. There were on average 75 to 125 deaths everyday in the prison. Most of the soldiers died from illness, there was no shelter for the captured, so if it rained, it rained on them. Around 13,000-14,000 soldiers died at the Andersonville Prison.
The Andersonville Prison was a facility in Sumter Georgia, often called Camp Sumter. The Confederates built the prison to keep captured Union soldiers in their possession. There were on average 75 to 125 deaths everyday in the prison. Most of the soldiers died from illness, there was no shelter for the captured, so if it rained, it rained on them. Around 13,000-14,000 soldiers died at the Andersonville Prison.
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14. Surrender at Appomattox Court House
The Confederate Army launched an attack at the Union Army in North Carolina. It looked like the Confederates would be able to win the attack based on numbers, but more and more Union soldiers poured in and pushed the Confederates back to the Appomattox River. Confederate general, Robert E. Lee decided to surrender his very successful army (The Army of Northern Virginia). The surrender didn't signal the end of the war, but it was a sign that the Civil War was almost over. Robert E. Lee signed his army's surrender in the little town of Appomattox Court House.
The Confederate Army launched an attack at the Union Army in North Carolina. It looked like the Confederates would be able to win the attack based on numbers, but more and more Union soldiers poured in and pushed the Confederates back to the Appomattox River. Confederate general, Robert E. Lee decided to surrender his very successful army (The Army of Northern Virginia). The surrender didn't signal the end of the war, but it was a sign that the Civil War was almost over. Robert E. Lee signed his army's surrender in the little town of Appomattox Court House.
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15. Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor and Confederate man, shot and killed the President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. The assassination took place in the Ford Theatre in Washington D.C. Booth snuck into Lincoln's private booth and shot the president, and Lincoln had no idea it was coming. Booth was found by the Union Army in a hiding house, also where he was killed by the army. Thousands of Americans paid their respects in Illinois, where Lincoln grew up and was buried.
On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor and Confederate man, shot and killed the President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. The assassination took place in the Ford Theatre in Washington D.C. Booth snuck into Lincoln's private booth and shot the president, and Lincoln had no idea it was coming. Booth was found by the Union Army in a hiding house, also where he was killed by the army. Thousands of Americans paid their respects in Illinois, where Lincoln grew up and was buried.
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16. Reconstruction
The Reconstruction period in the Untied States took place after the Civil War. Even though the Union won the Civil War, the Southern states were still not convinced that African Americans should have rights. The government gave the African Americans rights and ended slavery. The Southern states came back and made Black Codes which were laws that restricted the rights of African Americans. Racial Segregation had begun in the United States.
The Reconstruction period in the Untied States took place after the Civil War. Even though the Union won the Civil War, the Southern states were still not convinced that African Americans should have rights. The government gave the African Americans rights and ended slavery. The Southern states came back and made Black Codes which were laws that restricted the rights of African Americans. Racial Segregation had begun in the United States.