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Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass releases book My Bondage and My Freedom. Frederick Douglass was a leader of the abolitionist movement. -
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass releases book My Bondage and My Freedom. Frederick Douglass was a leader of the abolitionist movement. -
Dred Scott case
Dred Scott unsuccessfully sues for his freedom. -
Lincoln elected president
Lincoln was president during a time of slavery and struggle in the United States. -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina is the first state to leave the Union. -
Confederate States are Formed
The Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson Davis, a West Point graduate and former U.S. Army officer, as president -
Proclamation Blocade
Lincoln stops the flow of supplies to the south. -
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Proclamation Blocade
Lincoln stops the flow of supplies to the south. -
Fort Sumter attacked
The Civil War begins! Confederates start firing at Fort Sumter with 50 cannons!! -
Virginia secedes
Virginia secedes from the Union -
Battle of Shiloh
Tens of thousands of Americans Die on both sides. -
Battle of Antietam
The bloodiest day in U.S. military history -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln issues the order to free all the slaves. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Confederates are defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. -
Lincoln re-elected
Lincoln defeats George B. McClellan and is reolected president. -
13th Amendment
Congress finally abolishes slavery.
