2. The South Secedes from the
Union- December 20th, 1860
South Carolina was the
first to secede. They
seceded to perpetuate
the institution of slavery.
3. Fort Sumter is attacked-
April 12-14,1861
The attack is what
started the American
Civil War
4. The Battle of Antietam-
September 17th, 1862
The Battle of Antietam
ended the Confederate
Army of Northern Virginia's
first invasion into the North
and led to Abraham
Lincoln's issuance of the
preliminary Emancipation
Proclamation.
6. Gettysburg- July 1-3, 1863
The bloodiest battle of
The Civil War, also known
as the turning point of
The Civil War.
7. The Gettysburg Address is
given.- November 19th, 1863
It was delivered at the
dedication of the Soldiers'
National Cemetery in
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
on November 19, 1863,
during the American Civil
War
8. Wade Davis Bill is passed-
July 2nd, 1864
It was a bill proposed for the
Reconstruction of the South
written by two Radical
Republicans
9. Freedman's Bureau is
created- March 3rd, 1865
The Freedmen's Bureau was a
federal agency that set up
schools and hospitals for
African Americans and it
distributed clothes, food, and
fuel throughout the South.
10. Surrender at Appomattox
Courthouse- April 1865
Gen. Robert E. Lee
surrenders to Gen.
Ulysses S. Grant,
bringing an end to the
Civil War after four
years of battle.
11. Abraham Lincoln is
Assassinated- April 14th, 1865
It extinguished the mood of
reconciliation which followed
the news of Appomattox, and
caused a wave of bitterness in
the North against the South in
general
12. The 13th Amendment is
passed.- December 6th, 1865
the 13th amendment abolished
slavery in the United States and
provides that "Neither slavery nor
involuntary servitude, except as a
punishment for crime whereof the
party shall have been duly
convicted, shall exist within the
United States, or any place subject
to their jurisdiction.".
13. Ku Klux Klan is created.-
Dec 24th, 1865
Ku Klux Klan,is an American
organization that supports
white supremacy by using
violence, particularly with
African Americans.
14. First Reconstruction Act is
Passed- March 2nd, 1867
The First Reconstruction Act
divided the South into five
districts, each governed by
martial law.
15. Second Reconstruction Act-
March 23, 1867
An Act
supplementary to an
Act entitled "An Act
to provide for the
more efficient
Government of the
Rebel States," and to
facilitate
reconstruction.
16. Andrew Johnson is
Impeached- February 24th,
1868
Known for being a very
powerful man and for his
Indian Removal Act.
17. Ulysses S Grant becomes
president.- November, 1868
He was appointed
by Lincoln. he was
very important in
the Civil War.
18. The Compromise of 1877 is
passed- 1877
The Democrats agreed to give
Hayes the victory in the
presidential election he had
not clearly won. In return, the
new President agreed to
remove the remaining federal
troops from southern states.
19. The 14th Amendment is
passed.- Feb 3rd, 1913
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and
subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the
United States and of the state wherein they reside. No
state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge
the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United
States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life,
liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny
to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection
of the laws.
