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Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave who helped other slaves to lead slaves to freedom during the civil war. The underground railroad were people who helped slaves escape to their freedom.
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This was an act that created the territories of Nebraska and Kansas. Was signed into law by president Franklin Pierce.
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John Brown led an armed revolt of enslaved people and destroy the institution of slavery
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Was the 19th quadrennial presidential election
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The states South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana, were states that wanted to keep slavery.
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This was the sight of the first shot of the Civil War
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On April 12, 1861 troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina starting the Civil War.
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This battle was the first actual battle of the Civil war. Known as the battle of First Manassas.
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Jefferson Davis was elected President on November 6, 1861.
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The proclamation that stated that all slaves in the states that are rebellious and against slavery will be free.
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The speech that President Abraham Lincoln gave in memorial of all those who gave their life during the Civil War.
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The march was made to frighten people into abandoning the Confederate states and to destroy confederate supplies
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One of the last battles in the American Civil War. The battle that led to Lee's surrender.
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Abraham Lincoln was shot in the back of head at a theater on April 15, 1865
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The 13th Amendment abolishes slavery and forced service unless by punishment from crime
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The 14th amendment granted citizenship and equal to African Americans and enslaved people who had been emancipated after the American Civil War
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The 15th Amendment states that the right to vote shall not be denied by race, color, or past enslavements.