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Alexander Stephens 1851
He didn't support session because he wanted everyone under the constitution. He opposed secession before Abraham Lincoln became president until 1861 when georgia seceded. new ga encyclopedia -
Kansas-Nebraska act 1854
The states could chose if they wanted to be a free or slave state. Thousands of free and pro-slavery people moved to Kansas and voted for what they believed in. Georgia Its heritage -
Gettysburg 1863
This battle was the turning point of the civil war. Gettysburg as the turning point for the union because they ran the south back to virginia. Georgia its heritage its promise. -
Chickamauga
This confederate won battle saved the south from being invaded by the north. This confederate won battle was devastating for both sides it was the second most deaths of the war. Georgia Heritage its promise. -
KKK 1866
The people who hated freedmen and torchured families. The KKK's goal was to get rid of the republican party and to maintain white supremacy. New ga encyclopedia -
Sharecropping 1880
The new form of slavery that made you go into debt. The former slaves found themselves working for their former owners and were deeply in debt. New GA encyclopedia