Pre-Civil War

1854- Kansas-Nebraska act repealed the Missouri compromise and renews tension.

1857- Dred Scott versus Stanford upsets north because they did not free Dred Scott.

1859- John Brown and 21 others capture Harper’s Ferry in an attempt to spark a slave revolt.

1860- Abe Lincoln is elected president and South Carolina adds to the Confederates.

1861- Confederacy is established and many Southern states secede from the union to add to the Confederates.

During Civil War

1861- The confederates attack Ft. Sumter marking the start of the Civil War.

1861- Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee secede from the union strengthening confederate forces.

1863- The emancipation proclamation is delivered giving free southern slaves jobs in the Union strengthening their forces.

1863- The battle of Gettysburg is fought encouraging Lincoln to take action of some sort.

1863- Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg address dedicating the battle field to be a national burial ground for those who had died in battle.

1864- General William T. Sherman captures Virginia adding space to the Union.

1865- General Ulysses S. Grant captures the confederate capital and turns the tide toward Union Success.

1865- Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia leading to a sure end to the war

1865- President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated, infuriating the Union, and the vice president Andrew Johnson takes over the presidency

1865- The thirteen amendment is ratified prohibiting all slavery and finishing the war.

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