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Underground Railroad
provided a means of escape for fugitive slaves, network of safe places, not an actual railroad. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Held alleged fugitives were not entitled to a trial by jury. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Established popular sovereignty in the new territories. -
Republican Party
spread of slavery threatened free labor system, opposed slavery on moral grounds. -
Dred Scott Case
The fact that being on free territory didn't make you a free slave. -
The Raid on Harers Ferry
Ignited a general slave uprising, Robert E. Lee captured John Brown and tried, he was found guilty of murder and treason. He would later be executed . -
South Carolina Secedes From Union
South Carolina parts ways from the Union. -
Election of Lincoln
Elected the 16th President of The United States. -
South Carolina Secedes from the Union
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union after the election of the Abraham Lincoln. -
Battle of Bull Run
First battle of the Civil War and it was a Confederate Victory. -
Fort Sumter
The first shots of the Civil War, initiated by the Confederates. -
Battle of Antietam
Bloodiest battle of the war with over 22,000 dead. Abraham Lincoln claims the battle as a Union victory. -
Battle of Gettysburg
A Union victory and a lot of momentum in the Unions favor. -
Gettysburg Address
A speech given by Abraham Lincoln to help bring the country together after the civil war. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Changed the legal status for enslaved citizens
