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underground railerhod
The underground railroad was apporzimately started in the year 1787. One of the must famous conductor was Harriet Tubman. She help many slaves run away to freedom. Many of the the slaves hid in during the day and travel by night. They use cover wagons anything to stay hideden so they would be able to escape to the north and get to the land of the free. They had the help of the -
invention of the cotton gin
The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney to help speed purduction fo the cotton of the south. The cotton gin was in invented in order to take out the seeds out of the cotton. With the invention it help the south be able to produce more of cotton by the invetion. With the more cotton being produce the more the south would be make more money inorder to gain a profit for it porduction of the cotton. -
Missouri Compromise
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Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmont Proviso was on the issue of slavery and that is shouldnt be. Wilmont try to have the Wilmont Proviso pass but it wouldent. He didnt like the idea of slavery. Saying that anywhere that americna and mexcans had fought slavery woudlent exisent. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was writien by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The book spoke about the life of a slave. On how he was treated by his master and master wife. The book was out law in the south becasue of the fact that it could destroy the south way of life. Beecher book sold many copys not only in the american nation but also place like France and Great Britian. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 help reslove the issue of slavery between two states. For one state wont to be free while the other wanted to be slave. Henery Clay was the perosn which work out the plan. The reason was that no slave could be above the 39;40 lne. -
Caning of Charles Sumner
The caning of Charles Sumner was when Charles address the Cimres agenst Kansas. The caning was done by Stephen Duglas because he didnt like the way which Sumner was talke about the south. Whcih Duglas decide to chanlage him to a duel whcih Sumner refuse. Laster Duglas decide to hit him whit his can until it brok in the head. No sentaer stop the caning. Duglas was supende and Sumner madly inger. Duglas resive many cans ingrave saying "Hit him again" -
Dred Scott Decisioin
The Dred Scott case is one of the most contraverisoal decison. The decison which the suprem court decide was that blacks were property not human. And that even though he live in a free state he wasent free. The reason that Scott was in a free state becasue his master took him with him to the free state. Later when his master died Scott thoufht that he would get his freedom. Derd Scott case was contravesion becasue of the fact that now it had to inforce the Fugitaive Slave Act. -
Lincoln-Douglas debate
The Lincoln-Douglas debate were debate held in some part of the state of Mississipp. The debate were made in order to choose a new senater. Duglas won. So debate delate with slavery and other with the nation.
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Raid on Harper's Ferry
John Brown decide to take the Arsenal at Harper's Ferry. 22 men were invold in with John Brown to take over the arsenal in Virgina. Brown thought that the blacks would come in and help them to take over the arsenal. But the blacks didnt show up because they know what would happen to them if they were cuaght. Brown surranders by sending his son with a white flag but is kill. Every man that was cugaht in the arsenal was kill including Brown. The out come was that the government enforces the law. -
Election of 1860
The elecion of 1860 was the elecion which Lincoln was runing.
Linconl was the first to state the issue of slavery and where he stod on the issue. Lincoln won the eleciton won and became president.
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Formation of Confederates States of America
The conferaders state form and there capital is Richman. All of the southern states seige form the union. But Presidnet Lincoln didnt see it that way he saw it as people leaving the union not the states themselves.
The resaon whcih the states siege was to have slavery and to be there own naiton. And wnated independese. -
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was the start of the civil war. This is where the conferadte trops open fire inorder to stop the resuppllying of the fort. The desicion to resupply the fort was made by president Lincoln. Which decide to resupply the fort, He was left with that decison because of the fact that the former presidnet had sent supplys to the fort. This is the first start of the civil war. -
First Battle of Bull Run
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Battle of Shiloh
General Gen had to give up the whole midle and west of the south. On the 6th the confedrate torps put a suprise attack on the union army and fought. Still the Union army won the Battle. Due to the victory the confedrate toprs surrander and the union army gain more control of the south. -
Siege of Richmond
THe siege of richmond was when the south surrender to the union army and the civil war ended. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam is the bloodest war every in history. At Antietam 23,000 soldier were kill and other were wounded. This battle still to day is know as the bloodest battle ever. This battle lead President Lincoln to the Emancipation Proclamation. That was a signficats of the battle of Antietam. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emanicpation Proclamation was issue by president Lincoln. It said that any slave fighting for the south are, henceforward shall be free. But it did'nt free all of the slaves. It did capture the hearts of the american people. The slaves in the boarder states were the only ones that werent free. The Emancipation Proclamation declard the freedom of the slaves fighting for the south. Which ended the idea of slavery althought the south didnt like it. For it would destroy there way of life. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysburg was the battle in whcih is most important in the civil war. The confedreats went to Gettsyburg becasu they were in need of shoes. The Union army was ablt to take over contol ofo Gettysburg and defeat the Confedrate army. This battle of Gettysburg was the Battle that hold a point of the war. -
Siege of Vicksburg
The siege of Vicdsburg was controll by guns in the river. The siege was part of the Andaconda plan. Grant deiced to protect Vicdsburg. Pembertons men were surffering becasue in the last 3 days they had been defeated in the big BLACK river. The siege of Vicksburg was a turing point of the civil war for it was the place in which the south didnt have any control of the south nor had won any major battle in the north. -
Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg Addres was given after the battle of Gettysburg. The address was given by President Lincoln. The address was made after the war was over and slavery had ended. -
Election of 1864
The election of 1864 was the election which Abraham Lincoln was ruing for president. LInclon fear that he would not win. The idea was that the people didnt feel that LIncoln would make a great president. Due to what was going on with the war. The war was the issue which made pollitacation thick who would be better at being preisdent. -
Sherman's "March to the Sea"
Shermans March to the Sea made the march in going across to Georgia. In which Serman order his trops to go and march into the south boaders. His March made it easy for them to take contrl and be able to defeat the south easy. They bolw the south ablity to fight. This event came form the mind of Uyless S. Grant which help win the war. For he know more about battle stradge. -
Freedmen's Bureau
The freedmens Brueau was made for thouse that were once slavey. It would hlep by giving food and cloth to thouse that need it. The freedmens Bureau was to the slaves that were siat free. It help them get jobs, a disent wage, and anything that would help them in life. -
Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia
At the Appomattox courthouse, Virginia Robert E. Lee decide to surrender. Sences there was lettle hope of wining the war. At the courthouse is was the last palce in which the war would end. Both general were able to come to anagrrement on the issue of slavery. that they would be free. -
Assassination of Abraham LIncoln
The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln happen when he attend a famous play call "Our American Cousin". The out come of the assassination of Lincoln was that slaves were now free. Also the war was over and with LIncoln death the Vice-President would finsh what he had started. Slaves were free and the south was forgiven for stateing the war. -
13th Amendment
The 13th amendment abloshed slavery for good. Not only in the states but the whole nation. It was sign by president LIncoln. This amendment end all slavery including in the boarder states. The out come was that slaves were now free. The amendment was pass after the civil war. The 13th amendment was going to be part of the republicarns plateform. This amendment end all slavery in all the southern state. -
14th amendment
The 14th amendement was added to the consitition of the united states. The 14th amendement grantened citizenship for all people born or naturalized in the united states. Also the amendment included that no peroson could dend another life, liberty, and property. With due process and equal protection of the law. The 14th amendment directly expaned the protection for all citizen of civil rights. -
15th amendment
The 15th amendment states that now every man had to right to vote. -
Election of 1876
The election of 1876 was the election in whcih Rutherford B. Hayes wons and alot of scandale happens. The electin was tlhougth to be riging becasue of the scandales that happen. The election problem was slove by the compromise of 1877. It toke until the next year to figure out that the election was rige. The comproise said that when he was president the Reconstration would end in the south.
