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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It was published on March 20,1852. It was a best selling book. There were 300,000 copies sold in the United States the first year.The significance of this book is that it changed the way that Americans saw slavery. It made Americans think about freedom and equality and helped contribute to the civil war. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was a bill that was introduced by Senator Stephen Douglas to divide the land west of Missouri into two territories. These two territories were Kansas and Nebraska. He argued that the settlers of these should be able to decide if slavery would be legal. -
Kansa-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed on May 30, 1854. People who did not agree with this started the Republican Party. The passing of the Kansas-Nebraska Act made the Civil War even closer to happening. -
Lincoln's Assassination
Abraham Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1856. He was at the Ford's Theatre watching a performance of "Our American Cousin." He was shot by John Wilkes Booth. He died the next morning on April 15. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and wanted them to have equal rights. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott believed that he was freed from slavery because he had lived in Illinois which was a free state for a long time. He first filed his suit in 1846. It took 10 years before he could get a ruling. The Supreme Court ruled that he was still a slave on March 6, 1857. -
Dred Scott Decision
He finally received his freedom in May of 1857 by the Scotts. The Dred Scott Decision moved the country closer to the Civil War. -
Election of 1860
Lincoln won and became president. Since this election was at a time when America was in a lot of turmoil it is one of the most memorable. The civil war began a month after Lincoln's inaguration. -
Eletion of 1860
In the 1860 presidential election there were 4 candidates. Abraham Lincoln was the Republican nomination. Senator Stephen Douglas was the Northern Democrats nomination and John Breckenridge was the southern Democrats nomination. The election took place on November 6, 1860. -
Confederate states of America
They did this because they did not want slavery to end. By Jan. of 1861 other southern states pulled out of the Union. Then an attack on Fort Sumter in April of 1861 would start the Civil War. -
Confederate states of america
South Carolina declared they were breakng fom the Union on Decembe 20 1860. On Dec 24 they issued a declaration which said they were seceding from the Union. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipatation Proclamation into law on Jan 1, 1863. The purpose of this was to free the slaves that were held in the states that were against the United States. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln first announced a preliminary Emancipation proclamation after the Union won the Battle of Antietam. The Emancipation Procamation could not be enforced in areas beyond the Union troops control. It was fully enacted into law in December 1865. -
Gettysburg Address
In the Battle of Gettysburg many men from the Union and Confederate were killed. Lincoln was worried that the nation was tired of the war. Lincoln was invited to speak at a ceremony that was held to dedicate the new cemetery where Union soldiers were buried. -
Gettysburg Address
On November 19, 1863 Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address. In his speech he referred to the Declaration of Independence to remind everyone that "all men are created equal." -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by Congress on January 31, 1865. It was signed by President Lincoln on February 1, 1865. This came about after Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. On December 6, 1865 it was ratified and became part of the Constitution. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment ended slavery in the United States. -
Freedmen's Bureau
They also hoped to redistribute land but that did not happen. -
Freedmen's Bureau
The U.S. Congress created the Freedmen's Bureau to deal with huge losses from the war. Cities, towns and farms were destroyed. The economic system was ruined and railroads were destroyed too. The goals of the bureau were to educate the slaves and feed people. -
Appomattox Courthouse Surrender
On April 9, 1865 the Union defeated the Confederates in the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse. General Robert E. Lee tried to escape one more time to reach his supplies in Lynchburg. They failed and the Union won. Lee surrendered to Grant and the Civil War ended. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment was proposed on June 13, 1865. Then on July 9, 1868 it was ratified. Like the 13th and 15th Amendments the 14th Amendment is one of the Reconstruction amendments. They took place during the 5 years after the 'Civil War Amendments. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment is one of the Reconstruction amendments. It was ratified on February 3, 1870. One of the important parts of this amendment is the right to vote. No one can be denied the right to vote based on race or previous condition of servitude. -
Election of 1876
It is believed that he said that if he won the Presidency he would end Reconstruction and pull all troops from the South, He did this through the Compromise of 1877. -
Election of 1876
This election was important because it follows the Reconstruction. Even though Samuel Tiden led in popular and electoral votes he did not win. He was one shy of votes to needed to win. Rutherford Hayes won the Presidency.
