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Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad
Tubman would help slaves escape to free land -
The Kansas Nebraska Act
Created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. -
John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown was an abolitionist, him and his supporters raided Harpers Ferry of weapons that would be useful in the war -
Election of 1860
19th presidential election and the first time a republican president was elected -
Fort Sumter
Sea fort built on an artificial island protecting Charleston and South Carolina from naval invasion. It was still incomplete in the Civil War and severely damaged afterwards. -
Confederate States of America is formed
Formed by seven slave states. -
Civil War Begins
Battle between The Union and The Confederacy -
Jefferson Davis elected
Elected President on the Confederate States -
Emancipation Proclamation
Presidential Proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln during the civil war. -
Gettysburg Battle
Largest number of casualties in the war -
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Military Campaign of the Civil War conducted through Georgia -
13th amendment
Abolished Slavery -
Ulysses S. Grant Appomatox courthouse
Where Robert E. Lee surrendered -
Abraham Lincoln Assassination
Assassinated while attending a play by John Wilkes -
14th amendment
Everyone who is born in the U.S is a U.S citizen -
15th amendment
States can't deny a citizen's right to vote based because of race