Chapter 15-16 Timeline

When Abraham Lincoln was elected it became a big threat to the South because he was planning to end slavery. This led to the South to begin seceding.

The secession of South Carolina was the beginning of the formation of The Confederate States of America. They seceded because they believed that Lincoln was a threat to slavery and it goes to show how much the South wanted to hold firm to their beliefs of state's rights and slavery.

Opposing views between state's rights and slavery with the Union led to South Carolina seceding with then led to 10 other states to secede as well. Jefferson Davis was elected president and they formed a government that they agreed on and this ultimately resulted in the Union clashing against them in the Civil War.

The Battle of Bull Run was the first battle of the Civil War that the Confederate Army won. Both sides (Union and Confederates) knew that the Civil War was going to be a long and hard struggle.

This was a 1 day battle in the Civil war in which about 2,000 soldiers on each side were killed. This battle was significant because it gave Lincoln a morale boost to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.

The Emancipation Proclamation was issued after they realized it was going to be an advantage for the Union army, it was made to release all slaves throughout the country. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free".

The Battle of Gettysburg is the bloodiest battle of the Civil War with 46,286 casualties. It is known as the turning point of the Civil War (on a positive side for the Union) because the Confederate Army was never able to recover after this battle.

This move by the government was very much hated by the South because it helped former slaves and African Americans. It helped African Americans get jobs, houses, and education.

The surrender occurred at the Appomattox Courthouse and it marked the end of one of the bloodiest wars in America's history, the Civil War. Following this event, reconstruction occurred to rebuild the United States

Even after the war ended, some of the Confederates still highly criticized Lincoln and his political views on former issues such as slavery. He had many plans for reconstruction and reuniting the Union but he wasn't able to see it become a reality because he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in Fords Theatre.