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Painting by Hammatt Billings in 1852. It shows Eliza, an enslaved protagonist in the book who is trying to escape with her young son who is going to be sold to pay her master's debt, however she decides to escape rather than to lose him

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I chose this event because of its social impact. To me, it illustrates early American Revolution on how literature had a profound impact on people's awareness and attitudes toward slavery. A simple book appealed to the Northern's attention as they learned the true horrors of slavery. It intensified the national debate over slavery which led to a deeper sectional division.

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Woodcut engraving made by Harper's Weekly on November 10, 1860. Illustrates multitudes of people watching the election on the night of the election outside the Herald Office in New York. 

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I chose this event because of its political aspect as it was a crucial aspect in the Unions Victory. Lincoln being a republican spread fear throughout the southern side due to the south believing the election of an anti-slavery president signaled the end of its political dominance and control over slavery. Lincolns political decisions and leadership choices shaped the future of the Union. Seeing how one election changed the course of history reminds me that political participation isn't just formality, but really matters

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Painting by the Currier and Ives in 1861. It shows Fort Sumter getting bombarded with more than 4,000 Confederate shells and mortar rounds which occurred for 34 hours.

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I chose this event because of its political aspect. The two side division really started to stand out here and animosity began to grow. Many call it the beginning of the Civil war as talk and compromise ended, the Confederates opened fire initially and it was the first combat conflict between the Union and Confederacy. Represents the failure of political unity and forced the federal government to act against secession.

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Picture taken at Union Mills, Virginia in 1863. This shows the Union military train on a wooden trestle bridge, potentially taken by a war photographer documenting transportation or the engineering of railroads during the war

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I chose railroad because of its technological impact. Innovations created effective ways for the union to significantly impact their way of transporting whether it was units, foods or guns. With the Union having more railroads, they constantly transported more supplies while in the South they were more inclined to struggle with transportation. Technologically they were far more advanced and had a further quantity of these technologies. These advancements that Lincoln advocated for the Union, overall saved them a lot of time.

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Illustrated by W. Roberts in 1864. To summarize this document, Abraham Lincoln issued this on January 1st, 1863 which declares all enslaved people in Confederate states were to be freed.

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January 1, 1863 - Emancipation Proclamation

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January 1, 1863 - Emancipation Proclamation

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I chose this event because of its political and economical significance. Developed by President Lincoln which declared enslaved people in Confederate territories were to be free. Highlights how leaders can use their power to create real change and fight for justice. Prior to the Emancipation Proclamation, the Confederate would have a greater population of slaves, however more slaves began to be free which weakened the overall South's slave-based economy.

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Made by Kurz and Allison in 1888. Illustrates the Union assault on Fort Hill on June 25th, 1863. Union soldiers are charging uphill toward Confederate defenses. The Union flag is being raised as soldiers fight their way forward.

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I chose the Siege of Vicksburg because of its political and economic importance. It shows how strategy and persistence can completely change the outcome of a war, also including patience and time. The Union's victory let them take control of the Mississippi River, which basically suffocated the Confederacy by cutting off their supplies and trade routes overall weakened their economy as this was their main trade route for the south. Politically split the Confederacy in half showing the Union had real control over the war.

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Pushed by the Republican Party in Congress. On January 31, 1865. The 13th Amendment was in the Constitution. It talks about Slavery becoming illegal everywhere in the U.S. Forced labor without consent was prohibited. 

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Mixed on how it affected reconstruction. The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments because of their political and social importance. They represent real progress toward equality and justice. Politically, they reshaped the Constitution by banning slavery, granting citizenship, and protecting voting rights, showing how laws can create lasting change. Socially, they remind me that equality takes time and struggle. Although slavery was banned, it soon shaped into new forms through discrimination and unfair laws, something Frederick Douglass warned about that freedom could be taken away in new forms through racism, poverty, and unfair laws. Such as people forming the KKK. His voice and activism pushed the nation toward justice, showing how persistence and truth can challenge inequality.

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Artist named Taylor, James. E made in 1866. Shows African Americans gathered outside the Freedmen's Bureau in Richmond, Virginia. People issuing rations to the old and sick.

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I chose this event because of it's economic success. It helped formerly enslaved people get a chance at economic redemption and start fresh after years of hardship. It shows how true freedom requires support and opportunity, not just independence

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Picture from a book called "The Southern States of America" made in 1875 by Blackie and Sonn. Former slaves doing hard labor under supervision. Many freedmen were arrested for small or false crimes under Black Codes then forced them to work for free as a form of punishment. Here you can see they are chopping wood in striped uniforms emphasizing that they're convict laborers.

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I chose the Black Codes because of their political importance. To me, they show how people in power can use laws to take away others' freedom. Even though slavery had ended, the government still allowed unfair systems that kept African Americans from being truly free. It revealed how people in power used government control to limit the rights of freed African American after the civil war.

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Picture taken in the year 1880-1890. In the image, many freed African Americans are harvesting cotton by hand to work as sharecroppers, renting small plots of land from white landowners. 

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I chose this event because of its economic importance. It shows how freedom doesn't always mean equality. Initially sharecropping promised freedom and opportunity but instead created economic slavery. Even after slavery ended, African Americans were forced into sharecropping, which kept them stuck in poverty and unfair working conditions. This is important because it economically trapped African Americans and led them into more debt each time.