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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman was know and the "Black Moses" because of all the slaves she led out of slavery. She was also a "conductor" of the underground railroad and let many slaves into freedom. This job was very dangerous but Harriet was an amazing "conductor. -
The Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska act became a law on May 30th, 1854. It repealed the Missouri Compromise. It also allowed popular sovereignty and created two new territories. The antislavery and the proslavery tried to sway the vote by flooding the territories. -
Abraham Lincoln Assassination
he assassination of President Lincoln was on April 14, 1855. He was at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C. and got shot in the back of his head by actor John Booth. -
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
From October 16-18 abolitionist John Brown took over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry in Virginia. He did this to initiate a slave revolt in the Southern States. -
The Election of 1860
During the Election of 1860, the South didn't feel like the Democratic party had a voice in politic because the Democratic party was split over slavery. Many states had also seceded from the Union. -
Confederate State of America is Formed
Seven Southern States had seceded by February of 1861. Representatives from South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana met in Montgomery, Alabama (representatives from Texas arrive later), to form the Confederate States of America -
Fort Sumter
Lincoln had to make the hard choice of sending supplies so they wouldn't have to surrender, but if he sends the supplies, the South will fire on the fort. Lincoln ended up sending the supplies and the South fired upon Fort Sumpter, and the Union had to surrender 34 hours later. -
Civil War Begins
The Civil War Began when the confederate troops rifled on Fort Sumter The Union the surrendered about 34 hours later. This has usually been marked as the beginning of the Civil War. -
The Battle of Bull Run
Both the Union and Confederate armies attack each other near Manassas Junction, Virginia. The Union troops went to Washington D.C. to strike the Confederate army along the river called Bull Run. -
Jefferson Davis Elected
Jefferson Davis was elected as President of the Confederate states of America. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863. The proclamation said "that all persons held as slaves" that are within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
Gettysburg Battle
The Gettysburg Battle was fought on July 1-3, 1863. It was the largest and bloodiest battle of the Civil War. The Union won this battle and it was a very important win for them because it stopped Lee's plan of invading the North. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman's March to the Sea was when Sherman's 100,000 troops marched south from Tennessee in spring of 1864 to capture Atlanta, Georgia in September, and Savannah in December. -
Ulysses S. Grant Appomattox Courthouse
"In Appomattox, Virginia, on April 9, 1865 Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 Confederate troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grand, effectively ending the American Civil War. -
13th Amendment
The 13th amendment states,
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." -
15th amendment
The 15th amendment states,
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment states,
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."