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Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad
Harriet Tubman, called the "Moses of her people," was a "conductor" of the Underground Railroad who was slave, escaped, and helped others win their freedom. During the Civil War, Tubman worked for the Union Army as a scout, spy, rebel soldier, and nurse. -
Kansa Nebraska act
The Kansas–Nebraska Legislation of 1854 was a territorial organic act that established Kansas and Nebraska as separate states. Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas wrote the bill, which was enacted by the 33rd United States Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. -
John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown's attack on Harpers Ferry was an attempt by abolitionist John Brown to start a slave uprising in Southern states by seizing the United States armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, from October 16 to 18, 1859. -
1860 election
The 1860 United States presidential election was place on November 6, 1860, and was the 19th quadrennial presidential election. -
Confederate States of America is formed
The Confederate States of America, sometimes known as the Confederate States, Dixie, or simply the Confederacy, was an acknowledged North American breakaway country. -
Fort Sumter
The Confederate States of America assaulted the United States military garrison at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, on April 12, 1861. The fort succumbed less than two days later. There were no fatalities. However, the fight ushered in the Civil War, America's deadliest struggle. -
civil war begins
The American Civil War was fought between the Union and the Confederacy in the United States. The situation of slavery was the major reason of the war. -
battle of bull run
The Combat of First Manassas, also known as the First Battle of Bull Run, was the American Civil War's first significant battle. On July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, about north of Manassas and about 30 miles west-southwest of Washington, D.C., the fight was fought. -
Jefferson Davis elected
Jefferson Davis is elected president of the Confederate States of America on November 6, 1861. He ran unopposed, and the election essentially validated the Confederate Congress' decision earlier in the year. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation, also known as Proclamation 95, was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War. -
Gettys burg battle
During the American Civil War, Union and Confederate soldiers fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, from July 1 to 3, 1863. -
Ulysses S. Grant Appomatox courthouse
Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 Confederate forces to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in Appomattox, Virginia, on April 9, 1865, officially ending the American Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln Assassination
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13th amendment
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, save as a punishment for a crime whereof the person shall have been properly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their authority," the 13th Amendment states. -
14th amendment
No state shall pass or execute any legislation that restricts the rights or immunities of United States citizens; no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law; and no state shall refuse equal protection to any person within its jurisdiction. -
15th amendment
The federal government and each state are prohibited by the Fifteenth Amendment from rejecting or abridging a citizen's right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." -
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman's March to the Sea was a Civil War military expedition led by William Tecumseh Sherman, a Union Army major general, that took place in Georgia from November 15 to December 21, 1864.
