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The Civil war began because of the difference between free and slave states. After Abraham Lincoln was elected president the South seceded from the Union. The war between the Union and the Confederacy was for the National Government and over slavery. -
Harriet Tubman was a slave who escaped and became the conductor of the underground railroad. The underground railroad was a network of routes used by slaves to escape into free states and Canada. -
The Kansas Nebraska Act was a bill passed that created two new territories and allowed for popular sovereignty. -
John Brown and a small group of men attacked the town of Harper's Ferry in Virginia. They wanted to seize weapons to give to slaves to start a rebellion. The group gained control of the arms but were surrounded by General Lee's men. -
The Election of 1860 was between republican Abraham Lincoln and Democrat, John Breckinridge. The main issue between the two was slavery. Lincoln was elected the 16th president. -
The Confederate states were 11 US states that left because they wanted preserve slavery. They created their own country and elected their own leader. -
COnfederacy took over many US forts, Fort Sumter held out but needed supplies. Lincoln needed to make the decision to send them supplies or surrender. He ended up sending supplies, the South attacked and forced the fort to surrender. -
First major battle of civil war in Virginia, Union under General Iran McDowell, Confederate under general Pierre G.T. Confederate victory gave South confidence and North realized they weren't going to win as easily as they thought. -
Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate states. -
The Emancipation Proclamation was ordered by Lincoln to free all slaves in 10 states only controlled by the Confederacy. It encouraged many African American to escape and crippled the South's ability to wage war. -
The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. More than 51,000 soldiers were killed. It was an important victory for the Union and stopped General Lee's plan of invading. -
Union General William T. Sherman led 60,000 soldiers from Atlanta to Savannah Georgia. The purpose was to frighten Georgia's population to abandon the Confederate cause. -
The 13th amendment was used to abolish slavery. -
General Robert E Lee. surrendered his army to the Union General, Ulysses S. Grant. It was the most significant surrender, and pretty much ended the civil war. -
The 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's theater in Washington D.C. -
The 14th amendment granted citizenship to everyone. This included formerly enslaved people and made it so everyone was under equal protection under the laws. -
All citizens have the right to vote with no account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.