1860 South Carolina secedes from the Union1861 Ten more Southern states secede Confederate States of America formed Conflict at Fort Sumter, South Carolina (April 12-14), begins Civil War George B. McClellan appointed commander of Army of the Potomac and army chief of staff Union blockades confederate coast First Battle of Bull Run1862 Battle of Shiloh (April 6-7) Union forces capture New Orleans (April 25) Second Battle of Bull Run (August 29-30) Battle of Antietam (September 17) Battle of Fredericksburg (December 13) McClellan removed as chief of staff and later from command of Army of the Potomac Robert E Lee named commander of Confederate armies Homestead act and Morrill land grant act passed Union Pacific Railroad chartered Confederacy enacts military draft Republicans experience heavy losses in congressional elections1863 Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation (January 1) Battle of Chancellorsville (May 1-5) Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3), Vicksburg surrenders (July 4) Battle of Chattanooga (November 23-25) Union enacts military draft Anti Draft riots break out in NYC West Virginia admitted to Union1864 Grant named commander of Union armies Battle of the Wilderness (may 5-7) Petersburg, Virginia, is besieged Sherman captured Atlanta (september 2) Shermans March to the Sea begins Lincoln elected president Central Pacific Railroad chartered1865 Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House (April 9) Thirteenth Amendment, abolishing slavery, ratifiedLeading to Civil War

March 3 1820 - The Missouri CompromiseApril 25 1846 - War of Mexico and Treaty of GuadalupeAugust 8 1849 - Wilmots ProvisoSeptember 18 1850- Fugitive Slave ActDecember 16 1851 - Publishing of Uncle Toms CabinMay 30 1854 - Kansas Nebraska ActDecember 14 1854 - Bleeding KansasDecember 15 1855 - Formation of the Republican Party December 15 1855 - Arise of Republican Party vs Democratic PartyMay 22 1856 - Congressman Preston Brooks beats senator Charles SumnerDecember 16 1857 - Supreme Court Ruling in Dredd Scott CaseDecember 16 1858 - Abraham Lincoln vs Stephan DouglasDecember 16 1859 - John Brown Revolt UproarDecember 16 1860 - Lincoln wins 1860 electionApril 12 1861 - Supply and attack of Fort SumnerDecember 16 1861 - Last minute Crittenden CompromiseAdvantages NorthSouth

4 times as many free citizens Many people grew food and worked in factories More than 70% of the nations rail lines Strong navy and large fleet of private trading ships

Defending homeland gave a strong reason to fight Skills that made them good soldiers Best officers were from the South

DisadvantagesNorthSouth

Northern soldiers had to conquer a huge area to bring the South back to the Union They were invading unfamiliar land More than of the population was enslaved, therefore they had fewer people that could be soldiers Few factories to produce weapons, railroad tracks, and other supplies Had few railroads to move troops and vital supplies South had a small population, approximately 9 million lived in the confederacy and 22 million in the Union