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Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad
Harriet Tubman traveled 90 miles north to go to Pennsylvania to save the slaves and bring them to the promised land and to give them freedom. -
The Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska Act was a law. It repealed the Missouri Compromise. It created 2 new territories. During the "Bleeding Kansas" proslavery and antislavery activists marched into territories to win the vote. -
John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown led a small group to fight against the harper ferry. They had tried to start an army and destroy the institution of slavery. -
Election of 1860
The Election of 1860 was the Presidential election for the 19th president of the United states and it was important because Abraham Lincoln was elected right before the Civil War. -
Confederate States of America is formed
The Southern states had seceded. Including South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana and they formed the Confederate States of America. -
Civil War Begins
At 4:30 on April 12th, the Confederate military fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. A little longer than a day later, the Union surrendered. This was marked as the beginning of the Civil War. -
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was the bombed Fort near Charleston, South Carolina and this was the surrender from the United states that started the Civil War. -
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Bull Run also known as The Battle of Manassas was the first war in the Civil War. Union and Confederate fought near Manassas. -
Jefferson Davis Elected
Jefferson Davis was elected on November 6th, 1861. And he served for a full 6 years. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a proclamation of President Abraham Lincoln as they got closer to the third year of the Civil War. This basically was made to free all slaves. it said "all persons held as slaves are, henceforward shall be free." -
Gettysburg Battle
The Battle of Gettysburg was a victory of the Union. The Gettysburg Battle ended Robert E. Lee's idea to invade the North and bring the Civil War to an end. And that didn't work and they couldn't become their own nation. -
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman’s March to the Sea was the US military campaign of the Civil War. And it was used to scare Georgia into abandoning the Confederate cause. -
13th amendment
The 13th amendment to the United States of America Constitution abolished slavery and as it says "involuntary servitude." And except for a punishment of a crime. -
Ulysses S. Grant Appomattox courthouse
The Battle of Appomattox courthouse was fought at Appomattox County, Virginia. It was one of the last battles of the Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln Assassination
The 19th president of the United States was Abraham Lincoln from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Abraham Lincoln led the Nation through out the Civil War. -
14th amendment
The 14th amendment was the 14th amendment of the United States of America. It gifts citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States." which includes slaves. -
15th amendment
The 15th amendment was the 15th amendment of The United States of America. And it granted the right for African American men to vote.