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Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad
Harriet Tubman was a woman who was able to escape being a slave, and became the conductor of the underground railroad. The underground railroad was a place for enslaved people to escape slavery before the Civil War. Harriet Tubman was also a nurse, Union spy, and women's suffrage advocate. -
The Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska Act made Kansas and Nebraska into territories. This made people in Nebraska and Kansas to decide if slavery should be allowed. Those who wanted slavery, went to Kansas from Missouri. -
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown, a man who was against slavery led a group to a raid at Harpers Ferry, a federal armory in Virginia. To begin a rise in rebellion of slaves, to bring an end to slavery. -
Election of 1860
The election of 1860 made Republican Abraham Lincoln go against Democratic Senator Stephen Douglas, Southern Democratic John Breckinridge, and Constitutional Union Party John Bell. The states' rights and slavery was a problem that came in between the election. But in the end, Abraham Lincoln became the 16th President. Which would later on become a difficult task for him, because of the Civil War. -
Civil War begins
The Civil War began at the occurrence of the Fort Sumter battle, in South Carolina. -
Confederate States of America formed
The government of 11 States broke away from America and became the Confederate states. They fought against the Union, which caused the Civil War. -
Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter was the major battle on land, that began the Civil War. The forces from the Confederate States attacked the US military garrison at Fort Sumter. Not too long afterward, the fort had surrendered. -
Battle of Bull Run
The Union and Confederate armies fought harshly in Manassas Junction, Virginia. Around 35,000 Union troops went to Bull Run, from the federal capital in Washington, D.C., to fight against the Confederates. -
Jefferson Davis elected
On November 6th, 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederate states. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln made the preparatory Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862. The Emancipation Proclamation declared that any enslaved person who was rebellious against the Union would be given the right to be free. It was later proclaimed on January 1, 1863. -
Gettysburg Adress
After the Confederate army had won in Chancellorsville, General Robert E. Lee took his army to Pennsylvania. Weeks later, they collided with the Union's Army of Potomac, commanded by General George G. Meade. The fighting harshly increased the next day, as the Confederates attacked the Federals roughly. Two days later, General Robert E. Lee ordered an attack at Cemetery Ridge. In the end, the Union army won, which inspired Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address speech. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
The Union army's General, William T. Sherman, led about 60,000 soldiers from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia on a 285-mile march. This was to scare Georgia's civilian residents into leaving the Confederate cause. The General's soldiers stole food and livestock and burned houses and barns of those who fought back. -
Ulysses S. Grant Appomatox courthouse
This battle was fought near the town of Appomattox Court House in Virginia. This battle eventually led to Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s surrender. His surrender marked the end of the Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln Assassination
Abraham Lincoln had attended Ford's Theatre to watch the comedy, Our American Cousin. A man named Booth had specifically planned and entered Ford's Theatre, to kill Abraham Lincoln himself. So, he eventually shot Abraham Lincoln once, on the head. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment of the United States put an end to and made slavery illegal. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment states the rights of citizens and how the government does not have the right to take away their citizenship. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment forbids the government from taking away the right for everyone to vote. Without their race, skin color, or status coming in the way.
