Unit 7 Civil War/Reconstruction Review

After nine years as an independent nation, Texas was annexed by the United States

• 1845

• 1861

Texas disputed boundaries with Mexico.

• 1845

• 1861

Texas legislators voted to secede from the United States.

• 1845

• 1861

Abraham Lincoln became the President of the United States.

• 1845

• 1861

The Civil War began following the Battle of Fort Sumter.

• 1845

• 1861

Southern legislators voted to secede from the United States and join the Confederacy.

• Civil War Era

• Reconstruction Era

A Republican-led Congress voted to abolish slavery in the United States with the 13th amendment.

• Civil War Era

• Reconstruction Era

Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, an act intended to end slavery.

• Civil War Era

• Reconstruction Era

Congress enforced civil rights legislation by sending the military to southern states.

• Civil War Era

• Reconstruction Era

The Freedmen's Bureau offered services to formerly enslaved persons in southern states.

• Civil War Era

• Reconstruction Era