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First issue of the LIberator
William Lloyd Garrison had a great influence on the anti-slavery movement. -
Compromise of 1850
Proposed by Henry Clay. California was added as a free state. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin published
The book portrayed slavery as a cruel and brutal system. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Proposed by Stephen A. Douglas. Northerners did not like this act, but Southerners did. -
James Buchanan sworn into office as 15th president
While he was president, seven southern states seceded. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was an enslaved African American, who was moved from the South to the North. -
John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry
Their target was a federal arsenal. John wanted to give weapons to enslaved people so they could rebel. -
Abraham Lincoln is elected president
It was Lincoln vs Douglas. Lincoln challenged Douglas to debates, and at these debates the main topic was slavery. -
South Carolina seceded from the Union
South Carolina was the first state to secede. The states that seceded chose Jefferson Davls to be their president. -
Battle at Fort Sumter begins
Fort Sumter was a Union fort guarding Charleston Harbor. -
Battle of Bull Run
This battle took place in Manassas, Virginia. The Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation declared "that all people held as slaves, in the rebellious states are, and for now on shall be free." -
Battle of Gettysburg begins
In this battle 23,00 Union men were killed or captured, and 25,00 of the confederates were killed or captured. -
Sherman's March to the sea begins
destroyed bridges, telegraph lines, and plantations. -
The Surrender at Appomattox Court House
Confederate General Robert E Lee. surrendered his troops to Union General Ulysses S.Grant. -
Lincoln's Assassination
As the President enjoyed a play at Ford's theater in Washington, D.C., John Wilkes Booth shot Lincolns in the head
