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Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis was the president of The Confederate States of America. He also was a Mexican-American war hero and a Senator. -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America. He was the president during the civil war. He is known for abolishing slavery. -
William Tecumseh Sherman
Sherman was a general for the Union during the Civil War. He led his troops to some major victories. -
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave who then became a conductor on the Underground Railroad. During the Civil War, she worked as a Union nurse, cook, and spy. -
Ulysses S Grant
Grant was a general for the Union, he helped lead the Union to victory. Later he was elected the 18th president of The United States. -
Stonewall Jackson
Jackson was a general for The Confederate States of America during the war. His troops played key roles in some of the major battles. -
The Kansas Nebraska Act
An act that says that the people living in Kansas and Nebraska can vote on if it is a slave state or a free state. -
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown and some others raided the arsenal. He was trying to free slaves but the mission failed. -
Election of 1860
There were four candidates in the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln, John Breckenridge, John Bell, and Stephen Douglas. Abraham Lincoln won. -
Confederate States of America is Formed
The Confederate States of America is the country that the southern states formed when they broke away from the US. They left the Union because they did not want Lincoln as their president. -
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was the start of the civil war. The south fired at the fort because they thought it was there's. No one died except a horse. -
Civil War
The Civil War was a fight between the North and South. One of the things they were fighting over was slavery. The Civil War was the bloodiest war in American History. -
Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Bull Run was the first major land battle of the Civil War. The battle was fought in Virginia and the Confederates won. -
Emancipation Proclamation
An act by Abraham Lincoln freeing all slaves in rebelling states. But, the rebelling states did not recognize Lincoln as president so they did not free their slaves. -
Gettysburg
Gettysburg was a battle in the Civil War that the Union won. It was a turning point in the war and 3,100 soldiers died. -
Sherman's March to Sea
A military campaign through Georgia led by William Sherman of the Union Army. They were trying to frighten the citizens and they destroyed many things. -
13th Amendment
The thirteenth amendment abolished slavery in the United States. It was passed in Congress on January 31, 1865, and 27 of the 36 states ratified it. -
14th Amendment
The 14th amendment granted citizenship to everyone born in the United States, including former slaves. -
15th Amendment
The 15th amendment said that people could not be denied the right to vote based on their color or their race.