The Civil WarThe Civil WarCh:16 - 18 Timeline 1861-Ch:16 - 18 Timeline 1861-1865 & Reconstruction Era1865 & Reconstruction Era

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Cause & EffectCause & Effect► September 1850 September 1850 The Compromise of 1850 The Compromise of 1850

goes into effectgoes into effect

► Pg. 461Pg. 461Laws intended to settle Laws intended to settle

the major the major disagreements disagreements between the free and between the free and slave states. To please slave states. To please the North, CA would be the North, CA would be admitted as a free admitted as a free state. South, Congress state. South, Congress would not pass laws would not pass laws regarding slavery for regarding slavery for rest of the territories rest of the territories won from Mexico.won from Mexico.

Cause & EffectCause & Effect► 1854 Kansas-Nebraska 1854 Kansas-Nebraska

Act goes into effectAct goes into effect► Pg. 464Pg. 464Law that established the Law that established the

territories of Kansas territories of Kansas and Nebraska and gave and Nebraska and gave their residents the right their residents the right to decide whether to to decide whether to allow slavery. The bill allow slavery. The bill angered opponents of angered opponents of slavery and soon turn slavery and soon turn Kansas into a battle Kansas into a battle ground over slavery. ground over slavery.

Cause & EffectCause & Effect► February 1861February 1861Confederate State of Confederate State of

America was formedAmerica was formed

► Pg. 473Pg. 473The states that had The states that had

seceded from the seceded from the Union met in Union met in Montgomery, AL Montgomery, AL and decided to form and decided to form a confederation and a confederation and named Jefferson named Jefferson Davis as president. Davis as president. Ended the hopes of Ended the hopes of avoiding the war. avoiding the war.

Cause & EffectCause & Effect► April 1861 April 1861

Confederate guns Confederate guns open fire on Fort open fire on Fort SumterSumter

► Pg. 481 Pg. 481 A federal fort located A federal fort located

in the harbor of in the harbor of Charleston, SC. Charleston, SC. Marked the Marked the beginning of the beginning of the Civil War.Civil War.

Cause & EffectCause & Effect► July 1861 July 1861 the First Battle of Bull the First Battle of Bull

RunRun

► Pg. 485 Pg. 485 Confederate wins and Confederate wins and

dashes Union hopes dashes Union hopes of winning the war of winning the war quickly and easily.quickly and easily.

Cause & EffectCause & Effect►March 1862 March 1862 Ironclads - The Ironclads - The

Monitor meets the Monitor meets the VirginiaVirginia

► Pg. 491-492 Pg. 491-492 Warships covered in Warships covered in

iron; marked the iron; marked the advancement in advancement in military technology. military technology. Union wins and Union wins and signaled a signaled a revolution in naval revolution in naval warfare and warfare and casualties soared.casualties soared.

Cause & EffectCause & Effect► April 1862 April 1862 The Battle of Shiloh The Battle of Shiloh

► Pg. 494 Pg. 494 Union wins and forced Union wins and forced

the Confederacy to the Confederacy to retreat, they gained retreat, they gained the upper hand in the upper hand in the struggle to the struggle to control Mississippi control Mississippi River valley. The River valley. The first bloody battle of first bloody battle of the war.the war.

Cause & EffectCause & Effect► June 1862June 1862Seven Days’ BattleSeven Days’ Battle

► Pg. 494Pg. 494Battle in which the Battle in which the

Confederacy forced Confederacy forced the Union to retreat the Union to retreat before it could before it could capture the Southern capture the Southern Capital of Richmond. Capital of Richmond. Gen. Lee took charge Gen. Lee took charge of the Confederate of the Confederate Army and ended the Army and ended the Union threat in Union threat in Virginia. Virginia.

Cause & EffectCause & Effect► September 1862 September 1862 The Battle of The Battle of

Antietam Antietam

► Pg. 497 Union wins Pg. 497 Union wins and it is the and it is the bloodiest single-day bloodiest single-day battle of the war and battle of the war and American history. American history. General Lee lost a General Lee lost a large number of his large number of his troops (Confederate troops (Confederate Army), and his Army), and his northward advance northward advance had been stopped. had been stopped.

Cause & EffectCause & Effect► January 1863 The January 1863 The

Emancipation Emancipation Proclamation goes into Proclamation goes into effect effect

► Pg. 504 An executive Pg. 504 An executive order issued by President order issued by President Lincoln, freeing the Lincoln, freeing the slaves in all regions in slaves in all regions in rebellion against the rebellion against the Union. The loss of slave Union. The loss of slave labor severely damaged labor severely damaged the southern economy the southern economy and the Confederate war and the Confederate war effort and had a effort and had a tremendous impact on tremendous impact on the public.the public.

Cause & EffectCause & Effect►March 1863March 18635454thth Massachusetts Massachusetts

Regiment was Regiment was assembledassembled

► Pg. 506Pg. 506One of the first One of the first

African-American African-American regiments regiments organized to fight organized to fight for the Union. Their for the Union. Their heroism increased heroism increased African-American African-American enlistment.enlistment.

Cause & EffectCause & Effect► July 1863 July 1863 The Union army wins The Union army wins

major victory at major victory at Gettysburg, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.Pennsylvania.

► Pg. 513 battle in Pg. 513 battle in which the Union which the Union defeated the defeated the Confederacy, Confederacy, renewed northern renewed northern confidence that the confidence that the war could be won. war could be won. On Nov. 1863, Pres. On Nov. 1863, Pres. Lincoln spoke at the Lincoln spoke at the dedication of a dedication of a cemetery, The cemetery, The Gettysburg Address.Gettysburg Address.

Cause & EffectCause & Effect►Nov. 1863 Nov. 1863 President Lincoln President Lincoln

delivers the delivers the Gettysburg AddressGettysburg Address

► Pg. 513-514 Pg. 513-514 reminded Americans reminded Americans

of the ideals on of the ideals on which the republic which the republic was foundedwas founded

Cause & EffectCause & Effect► July 1863July 1863Siege of VicksburgSiege of Vicksburg

► Pg. 516 battle in which Pg. 516 battle in which the Union defeated the the Union defeated the Confederacy and Confederacy and enabled them to enabled them to control the entire control the entire Mississippi River. The Mississippi River. The South was split in two South was split in two and the tide of war and the tide of war turned in favor of the turned in favor of the North. Britain gave up North. Britain gave up all thought of all thought of supporting the South. supporting the South.

Cause & EffectCause & Effect► April 1865 April 1865 Gen. Lee surrenders Gen. Lee surrenders

at Appomattox at Appomattox Court HouseCourt House

► Pg. 519 Pg. 519 marked the end of the marked the end of the

Confederate war Confederate war effort effort

Cause & EffectCause & Effect► 1865 1865 Congress proposes Congress proposes

the Thirteenth the Thirteenth Amendment on Amendment on January 1865 and January 1865 and the law went to the law went to effect on December effect on December 18651865

► Pg. 521 & 270Pg. 521 & 270An amendment to the An amendment to the

U.S. Constitution U.S. Constitution banning slavery and banning slavery and involuntary involuntary servitude in the U.S. servitude in the U.S. Freeing millions of Freeing millions of enslaved persons.enslaved persons.

Cause & EffectCause & Effect► Sept. 1864 Sept. 1864 Atlanta falls to the Atlanta falls to the

UnionUnion

► Pg. 598 deprived Pg. 598 deprived the South of a vital the South of a vital railroad junction, railroad junction, center of industry. center of industry. The capture of The capture of Atlanta helped Atlanta helped Lincoln’s campaign Lincoln’s campaign for re-election. for re-election.

Cause & EffectCause & Effect►March 1867 March 1867 Congress passes the Congress passes the

first federal first federal Reconstruction ActReconstruction Act

► Pg. 621 acts required Pg. 621 acts required all southern states to all southern states to create new state create new state constitutions constitutions supporting the supporting the Fourteenth Fourteenth Amendment before Amendment before they could be they could be readmitted to the readmitted to the Union Union

Cause & EffectCause & Effect► Feb. 1869 Feb. 1869 Congress proposes Congress proposes

the Fifteenth the Fifteenth AmendmentsAmendments

► Pg. 623 Pg. 623 Gave African Gave African

American men American men throughout the throughout the United States the United States the right to vote.right to vote.

Cause & EffectCause & Effect►March 1875 March 1875 Congress passes the Congress passes the

Civil Rights Act of Civil Rights Act of 18751875

► Pg. 627 Pg. 627 Allowed African Allowed African

Americans to sue Americans to sue private businesses private businesses for discrimination.for discrimination.

Cause & EffectCause & Effect►March 1877 March 1877 The Compromise of The Compromise of

1877 ends 1877 ends ReconstructionReconstruction

► Pg. 628 Pg. 628 The Democrats The Democrats

agreed to accept agreed to accept Hayes’s victory if all Hayes’s victory if all remaining federal remaining federal troops were troops were removed from the removed from the South.South.