Civil War

Missouri Compromise

banned slavery from the remaining Louisiana Purchase lands located north of the 36º 30' parallel

Compromise Tariff of 1833

Tariffs were lowered gradually over a period of 10 year to 1816 levels

Compromise of 1850

California became a free state New Mexico got territory Abolition of slave trade not slavery Texas got 10 million dollars Strict fugitive slave law

Kansas Nebraska Act

Nebraska territory be split into Kansas and Nebraska decided by popular sovereignty

Dred Scott

supreme court ruled that he was a slave not a citizen so he couldn't sue in court

Confederacy Leader

Jefferson Davis

Confederate General

Robert E. Lee

Union Leader

Abraham Lincoln

Union General

Ulysses S. Grant

Fort Sumter

Southern fort help by the Union

Anaconda Plan

Blockade southern ports Take the Mississippi river and split the south Protect US capital in Washington DC and capture Richmond, VA (confederacy capital)

Battle of Bull Run

Union is unprepared and retreats Confederate victory Both sides realize this will not be a short war

Battle of Shiloh

Confederacy was hoping that Great Britain and France might help them in the war, giving the Confederacy an advantage Grant starts making a name for himself North’s first victory

Battle of Antietam

Gave Lincoln the opportunity to announce the Emancipation Proclamation

Battle of Vicksburg

Union gets control of Mississippi River

Battle of Gettysburg

Union wins, Lee retreats Confederacy never recovers from this loss South loses a huge amount of men South is put on the defensive

Gettysburg Address

Made the war about ending slavery The address was made at Gettysburg which was one of the bloodiest battles of the war and a cemetery was dedicated to those they lost in the war

10% Plan

a southern state could be readmitted into the Union once 10 percent of its voters (from the voter rolls for the election of 1860) swore an oath of allegiance to the Union

Wade Davis Bill

50% swear allegiance, deny public office to former confederate leaders, protection opportunity for freedmen, harsher punishment, pocket vetoed by Lincoln

13th Amendment

Abolished slavery everywhere in the US

14th Amendment

ALL persons born in the US were citizens ALL citizens are equal before the law 1st time national govt (not states) were required to uphold rights of citizens

15th Amendment

Right to vote cannot be denied on basis of race

Black Codes

Restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces.

Civil Rights Act of 1866

First time there was a national definition for citizenship (it used to be determined by the states) ALL people born in the US are citizens ALL citizens are equal before law

Reconstruction Act of 1867

Establish 5 military districts Lead by union generals Ratified the 14th amendment

Civil Rights Act of 1875

Guaranteed equal accommodations in public places Prohibited racial discrimination in jury selection