Important Accomplishments
In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation declaring that slavery was unlawful in the United States. Unfortunately, Congress didn't approve of it, and it was abolished (Aronson).
On April 9, the Civil War finally came to end. General Grant told the losing side to return home and to keep their horses. Lee, the opposing side, was grateful and quickly took the offer and returned home with his army (Aranson).
New Territories were brought to America like Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Texas, and Utah, because a Treaty was made with Mexico (Herbert).
Abraham Lincoln felt for the people of the Civil War, and wouldn't let people lose sight of that. Because of that, he dedicated a military cemetery at Gettysburg: “ that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain--that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom--and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." (The White House).
The compromise of 1854 states that Kansas and Nebraska had the right to decide if slaves were free in their states or not (History.com)
The preliminary Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in rebellion states, and took effect on January 1, 1863 (History.com).
On April 9, the Civil War finally came to end. General Grant told the losing side to return home and to keep their horses. Lee, the opposing side, was grateful and quickly took the offer and returned home with his army (Aranson).
New Territories were brought to America like Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Texas, and Utah, because a Treaty was made with Mexico (Herbert).
Abraham Lincoln felt for the people of the Civil War, and wouldn't let people lose sight of that. Because of that, he dedicated a military cemetery at Gettysburg: “ that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain--that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom--and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." (The White House).
The compromise of 1854 states that Kansas and Nebraska had the right to decide if slaves were free in their states or not (History.com)
The preliminary Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in rebellion states, and took effect on January 1, 1863 (History.com).
