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Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad
Harriet Tubman Escaped slavery with her brothers and worked as a conductor for the underground railroad for 10 years. -
The Kansas Nebraska Act
a territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska -
John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
an effort to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states by taking over the United States arsenal -
Election of 1860
The 1860 United States presidential election was the 19th quadrennial presidential election -
Confederate States of America is formed
The Confederate States, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in North America -
Fort Sumter
the Confederate States attacked the United States military garrison, Less than two days later, the fort surrendered. No one was killed. But it did start the civil war. -
Civil War Begins
Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor, Union forces surrendered -
Battle of Bull Run
the first major battle of the American Civil War -
Jefferson Davis elected
Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Provisional Government of the Confederacy as a compromise between moderates and radicals -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The proclamation declared that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are, and henceforward shall be free. -
Gettysburg Battle
The single bloodiest battle in the history of America. It took three days, and over 50 thousand people died. -
Sherman’s March to the Sea
a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia by William Tecumseh Sherman, who was a general of the Union Army. -
Ulysses S. Grant Appomattox courthouse
It was one of the last battles of the American Civil War, The confederacy surrendered at the Appomattox courthouse. -
Abraham Lincoln Assassination
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, an actor, while attending a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. -
13th amendment
The 13th amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. -
14th Amendment
The 14th amendment granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people who had been freed after the Civil War. -
15th amendment
The 15th amendment gave the right of United States citizens to vote no matter their race, color, or previous condition of servitude.