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Dred Scott Sources
"Dred Scott Decision." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2932.html. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was a Missouri slave who searched for freedom. The Dred Scott case was one of the major causes of the Civil War. Dred Scott was moved from Missouri to Minnesota then back to Missouri. He sued his owner saying that he was a free man when they moved to the free state. The court ruled agaisnt Dred saying that slaves are not citizens and that slaves are property to their owners.
"Picture of Dred Scott." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. http://www.pbs.org/.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe published Uncle Tom's Cabin in the year of 1851. The South was unhappy with this book and tried to get the government to ban the book but, the book opened the eyes of the North. The North decisident to only to fight for the union but to cfight to free the black slaves as well. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Sources
"Uncle Tom's Cabin." Welcome to the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. http://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/utc/. -
Kansas Nebraska Sources
"Abraham Lincoln: Kansas-Nebraska Act." The History Place. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm.
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Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska Act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether they will allow slavery in their boarders or not. Violence erupted as the anti slavery John Brown tried to free some black slaves which lead to the nickname Bleeding Kansas. -
Election of 1876
Abraham Lincoln ran for president as a Republican. Steven Douglas ran as a Democrate. These two canidates were complete opposites. Lincoln ended up winning the election which now made the United States a republican state. Steven Douglas also issued the Freeport Doctrine to control the issue with slavery. -
Election of 1860 sources
Daily Report | House Divided. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. http://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/. "The Election of 1860." Tulane University. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. http://www.tulane.edu/~latner/Background/BackgroundElection.html. -
The Confederate States of America
The South seceded from the North as soon as Lincoln won the election for President. The called themselves the Confederate states of america. They wanted to prove themselves to Britain by defeating the North but they loast and Britain refused to reconize the South.
Www.blanknotes.com. Web. http://www.banknotes.com/csa.gif.
"The Confederate States of America." The American Civil War Home Page. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. http://www.civilwarhome.com/csa.htm. -
Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln gave the gettysburg address a funeral memorial for those who died in the battle of Guettysburg. The ceremony lasted for 3 days. The speech iteself lasted two minutes.
Web. 30 Sept. 2011. http://www.sonofthesouth.net/slavery/abraham-lincoln/pictures/lincoln-gettysburg-address.jpg.
"The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln." NetINS Showcase. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/gettysburg.htm. -
Emancipation Proclaimation
The Emancipation Proclaimation allowed african americans to enlist in the Union Army. Lincoln issued the emancipation proclaimation after the North won the victory at the battle of Antietam.
Web. http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/lincoln-emancipation-proclamation-3.jpg.
"Featured Document: The Emancipation Proclamation." National Archives and Records Administration. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/. -
Freedmen's Bureau
The Bureau supervised the educational activiteies of the freedmen and the refugees. It provided clothing and medicine. It also got custody of all the confiscated former confederate states.
The Freedmen's Bureau Online. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. http://freedmensbureau.com/.
Web. 30 Sept. 2011. http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/slavery/freedmens-school-1.jpg. -
Appomattox Courthouse
Grant stopped Lee as he was trying to retreat to Lynchburg and get supplies. Lee then surrendered to Grant which was the final battle of the Civil War in Virginia.
Web. 30 Sept. 2011. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2005/2271496438_fbb31abd46.jpg.
"Battle Summary: Appomattox Court House, VA." U.S. National Park Service - Experience Your America. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va097.htm. -
Lincolns Assasination
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13th Amendment
Issued by Lincoln, the thirteenth Amendment was to completly abolish slavery.
"America's Historical Documents." National Archives and Records Administration. Web. 03 Oct. 2011. http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/document.html?doc=9. Web. 3 Oct. 2011. http://www.harpweek.com/Images/SiteGraphics/Promo-13thAmendNoNew.gif. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment guarenteed the citizenship to all free and former slaves. It also forbids to deny a single person "life, libery, and property, without due process." "14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Primary Documents of American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress)." Library of Congress Home. Web. 03 Oct. 2011. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/14thamendment.html. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment granted black me the right to vote. "The right of citizens of the United States the right to vote should not be denied on account of race, or color." "15th Amendment to the Constitution: Primary Documents of American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress)." Library of Congress Home. Web. 03 Oct. 2011. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/15thamendment.html. -
Election of 1876
Samual Tilden won the popular votes but was one vote short of electorial votes. As a resault Rutherford Hayes won the seat as President of The United States. Web. 03 Oct. 2011. http://www1.cuny.edu/portal_ur/content/voting_cal/photos/1876.jpg.
"The Election of 1876 - Disputed Election Won by Rutherford B. Hayes Over Samuel J. Tilden." 19th Century History. Web. 03 Oct. 2011. http://history1800s.about.com/od/presidentialcampaigns/a/electionof1876.htm.
