civil war and reconstruction period

  • henry tuner

    the people of georgia elected him to be a legislature in the georgia assembly. he was the first african american legislature and he also got kicked out because of that. (georgia info)
  • elcetion of 1860

    the election of 1860 is when abraham lincoln was elected president and he was about to abolish slavery. because of that the southern states seceded and said they were creating a new country. (new georgia encyclopedia)
  • emancipation proclamation

    a document that freed all slaves from the confederates states. it also lead to the march to the sea. (new georgia encyclopedia)
  • slavery

    slavery was how the southern got all their work done,by the African Americans. north was against it and is caused many fights and arguments. (new georgia encyclopedia)
  • slavery

    slavery is how the southern states got of their work done by the african american people.north was against it so it cause many fights and arguments.
  • andersonville

    a confederate prison that held union people. the orison was made to hold 10,000 people but they overpacked it and made more people fit in there. (new georgia encyclopedia)
  • 13th amendment

    the 13th amendment was a law that abolished slavery for good . the supreme court said that the military was a violation to the 13t amendment. (georgia info)