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Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad
Harriet Tubman helped slaves to escape in the underground rail road and gave information to help slaves be freed -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Act repealed the Missouri compromise and made Nebraska and Kansas territories and it let the people in each state decide if they wanted to allow slavery -
John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
John brown initiated a slave revolt where around 22 people joined, about 5 of them were slaves and 3 were John Browns sons. -
Election of 1860
The election where Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th President Of the United States -
Fort Sumter
This battle marked the official beginning of the Civil War. -
Battle of Bull Run
Was called the Battle of Manassas by the South. Gave Southerners hope that they would win the war. They did not. -
Jefferson Davis Elected
Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederation and ran without anyone opposing him -
Confederate States of America is formed
Seven states had seceded from the United States and representatives from the state formed the Confederacy -
Emancipation Proclamation
An announcement that said that all slaves in the confederate states were free -
Gettysburg Battle
Gave a morale boost to the North and it put an end to Robert E. Lees plans to invade the North -
Sherman's March to the Sea
General William Tecumseh marched his troops from Atlanta, Georgia to the Georgia sea coast. -
13th Amendment
The 13th amendment abolished slavery after the Civil war. Life for black people was still hard because many didn't have jobs or homes. -
Ulysses S. Grant Appomatox courthouse
Was the day that Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant and ended the Civil War -
Abraham Lincoln Assasination
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by a stage actor, John Wilkes Booth. He was shot in the head -
14th Amendment
The 14th amendment granted citizenship to everyone that was born in the United States and guaranteed all citizens equal protection of the laws -
15th Amendment
The 15th amendment made it so that all citizens have a right to vote -
Civil war begins
Started when the South fired at Fort Sumter and The north had to surrender