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Thousands of people flood into california in hopes of striking it rich. This causes problems because california could not enter as a state because that would upset the balance of slave vs free states.
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California enters as free territory. The fugitive slave act is amended. Slave auctions are banned in DC.
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Dred Scott sues for his freedom. The supreme court rules he is still a slave. And now, slavery is legal throughout all of the country.
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John brown leads a small band of men into harper's ferry. They raid the federal armory for weapons to arm the slaves. they break in but no slaves show up. John brown is captured and hung.
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south Carolina votes to secede from the union. Many other southern states also follow their lead and secede.
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The confederate states of America is founded as an independent republic. They guaranteed slavery, banned tariffs, and changed the presidents term to six years on term.
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Just outside of DC. more deaths happened then all previous US battles. Many onlookers were horrified.
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confederates lauch suprise attack on grant.
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Lee pushes into northern territory. Lee kills 22,000 men in one day. Lee retreats at the sight of so many casualties. Big victory for the north. If lee won, GB would have helped them fight the U.S.
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This proclamation said that all slaves in states of rebellion are now free after the new year starts.
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The union fights to control the Mississippi river, Grant is put under siege, and the confederates surrender Vicksburg, cutting the confederate in two.
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Sherman and his men tear the the south all the way to Atlanta. They burn everything on the path. This shows everyone in the south what the war is causing and opens peoples eyes to the damage.
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Feed and clothed war refugeees and former enslaved people. Also gave them jobs and education. Slaves were promised 40 acres and a mule. However, congress did not enforce this.
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General Lee gets trapped in Virginia. He surrenders and this ends the civil war. The north went easy on them. They gave them food, and let them take horses back with them. The did this to try to start off with good terms.
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While at a theater, Lincoln is shot and dies of it. JWB sneaked up to Lincoln's booth and shot him in the back of the head during a loud part of the play at Ford Theater. JWB was killed a couple days later.
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To counteract Grant being elected as president, the south formed a hate group called the KKK. This group intimidated the African Americans, and made a push to gain political power.
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Lincoln gets re-elected as president. He passes the 13th amendment to end slavery in the United States of America forever.
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This divided the south into 5 military controlled districts after the war. It also gave requirements to be accepted by the union. States had to ratify the 14th, and allow African Americans to vote. States would be under military control until this happened.
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The 14th gave citizenship to any one who was born in the United states. It also gave equal protection of the law to African Americans.
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Made it so the right to vote can be be denied based on race, color or previous enslavement.
