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Nat Turner Slave Revolt
Slave rebellion in Southampton County, Va. Around 50 to 60 people were killed, with most of them being white. -
William Lloyd Garrison Published "The Liberator"
The first Anti-Slavery newspaper. This was important to spreading this way of thinking. -
American Anti-Slavery Society Begins
Called for the creation of a new government that had slavery banned. -
Sarah Grimke's Letters
She defended the right of women to speak in public in defense of a public cause. -
Henry Highland Garnet's "Address to Slaves of the United States of America"
Called for slaves to refuse work and demand freedom, and to use force if needed. -
Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls
Declaration of Sentiments demanded equal status between men and women. -
Harriet Tubman Escapes from Slavery
She became a famous "conductor" for the underground railroad. -
Compromise of 1850
Consisted of five laws that were passed in order to deal with slavery. -
Fugitive Slave Act
It required that if escaped slaves were captured, they would be returned to their masters. -
Sojourner Truth Delivered Her "Ain't I a Woman" Speech
It was a rebuke of many anti feminist arguments at the time. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe Published Uncle Tom's Cabin
It is credited with helping make slavery less popular by givings faces to the slaves and their owners. -
Bleeding Kansas
A series of violent confrontations over the legality of slavery in Kansas. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Allowed the people in the two states to decide if slavery would be allowed in their borders. -
Republican Party Founded
Antislavery Whigs met up to discuss the formation of a new party. -
Creation of the Radical Republicans
Believed that blacks had the same rights as whites and wanted to eradicate slavery. -
Lecompton Constitution
Written by slavery supporters in Kansas -
Panic of 1857
Financial panic due to declining international economy and over expansion of the domestic economy. -
Dred Scott Decision
Declared that Dred Scott was not entitled to freedom, that African Americans could not be citizens of the U.S., and declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional -
Lincoln-Douglass Debates
Douglass was already an influential figure but Lincoln became a national figure due to these events. -
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
A raid on a federal armory to try and start an armed slave revolt -
Democratic Party Splits into Northern and Southern Halves
The party split into two parts during the 1860 election which caused Abraham Lincoln to easily win the election. -
South Carolina Secedes from the Union
They were the first state to split from the Union over slavery. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
He won pretty easily since the Democratic party was split into two halves during this time. -
Confederate States of America Founded
They split from the Union and formed their own country over the issue of slavery. -
Firing on Fort Sumter
Invaded by Confederates and started the Civil War. -
Battle of Antietam
Union victory led to the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Declared slaves in the Southern states free. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Had lots of casualties and was seen as the wars turning point. -
Gettysburg Address
Given by Lincoln at the dedication of the Soldier's National Cemetery in Gettysburg a few months after the battle of Gettysburg -
General U.S. Grant Assumed command of Union Troops
Grant would later go on to become the 18th president. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
Done to frighten Georgia's civilian population into abandoning the Confederacy cause. -
Lincoln Reelected
Soldiers in the army gave most of their votes to Lincoln which helped him win. -
Lincoln Assassination
Was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth while at a play -
Lee Surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House
The battle lasted only a few hours, and basically brought the war to an end. -
Andrew Johnson became President
Became president because he was vice president was Lincoln was assassinated. -
Ku Klux Klan Formed
Created by six Confederate veterans. -
Freedman's Bureau Established
Wanted to help freed blacks and poor whites after the Civil War -
13th Amendment passed
Abolished slavery in the United States -
Johnson Announced Plans for Presidential Reconstruction
Regulated the transition from slave to free in the South and offered no role to blacks in Southern politics -
Arrival of Scalawags and Carpetbaggers in the South
Carpetbaggers moved to the South after the Civil War and Scalawags cooperated politically with free black men and Northern newcomers. -
Civil Rights Act Passed over Johnson's Veto
The act declared everyone born in the United States citizens -
1st Congressional Reconstruction Act Passed
Series of four laws that overrode the presidential veto of Johnson -
14th Amendment Ratified
Gave citizenship to everyone born/naturalized in the United States, meaning former slaves were free. -
U.S. Grant Elected President
Was a popular candidate due to his service in the Civil War. -
Johnson Impeached
Johnson's removal of the Secretary of War was seen as a violation of the Tenure of Office Act. -
15th Amendment Ratified
Gave African American men the right to vote. -
Period of "Redemption" after the Civil War
Wanted to redeem the South by gaining political power over the Radical Republicans. -
Slaughterhouse Cases (Supreme Court)
Limited the protection the 14th amendment gave. -
U.S vs. Cruikshank
One of the earliest cases to deal with the application of the Bill of Rights to State governments after the 14th amendment. -
Compromise of 1877
Ended the Reconstruction era and the Southern governments started to take freedom away from black people.
