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Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis was over the South states. He was the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He preserved the Union during the Civil War. -
William Tecumseh Sherman
William was a Civil War general and an architect of modern warfare. -
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was a slave that escaped and became a key element to the success of the underground railroad. -
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president. He was commanded the victorious Union Army during the Civil war. -
Stonewall Jackson
Stonewall Jackson was one of South's most successful generals during the Civil War. -
The Kansas Nebraska Act
Kansas and Nebraska were voting on if it should be a free or slave state. -
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
He had a group of people raid the federal armory to try and free slaves. -
Election of 1860
Just before the civil war the party ran a candidate for president for the first time. -
Confederate States of America is formed
They carried on all the affairs of a separate government and conducted a major war until they were defeated in spring. -
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is where the North and South were fighting over who got Fort Sumter. -
Civil War
This was a war fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America. The civil war started over a disagreement over slavery. -
Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Bull Run was the first ever land battle. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The emancipation proclamation was an order given by Abraham Lincoln to make 10 states free slave states. -
Gettysburg
Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties in the entire civil war and was the turning point of the war. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
They went to battle with the intent to frighten Georgia's civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause. -
13th amendment
In the 13th amendment abolished slavery within the United States. -
14th amendment
The 14th amendment gave citizenship to everyone born or naturalized in the United States. -
15th amendment
The 15th amendment gives the right for everyone to vote.