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Runaway slaves would be caught in the North and returned to the South.
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They ruled that since slaves were property, they could not become free just by being in a free state
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John Brown led a raid on federal armory in Harper's Ferry, Virginia.
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Abraham Lincoln became the presidential candidate for the election.
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Southern states were upset and South Carolina seceded. Soon Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida seceded.
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Lincoln sent supplies to the fort, but the confederate forces blocked the supplies.
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Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter. The Civil War officially began.
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Gen. William Sherman led the Union Army in capturing Atlanta, GA.
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Prices of goods began to rise and by 1865 prices had increased 9000%.
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Congress formed Freedman Bureau. Which gave the 4 million free slaves a chance for clothes, food and medicine.
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General Lee surrendered his army at the Appomattox Court House. Civil War officially over.
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President Lincoln was shot by John Booth as he watched a play at Fords Theater. Died early the next day.
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The 14th amendment was passed and gave African American's citizenship.
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The 15th Amendment guaranteed all men the right to vote.
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Union soldiers left the South. Public School systems were established and Industries expanded.
