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Harriet Tubman used an underground railroad to take herself and many other slaves from plantations, into freedom. -
Franklin Pierce passed this act to make the territories for Kansas and Nebraska. -
John Brown took over the US arsenal in an attempt to create a slave revolt. -
Abraham was elected president in 1860. -
The states that broke away from the USA, formed a new country called the Confederate States of America. -
The battle at Fort Sumter has been used to mark the beginning of the Civil War. -
The South Carolina militia attacked For Sumter for several hours through the night and the US army surrendered. This started the Civil War. -
It was the first major battle of the civil war. -
Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederacy, to serve a 6 year term. -
Abraham Lincoln issued this proclamation that said all slaves were free. -
This was the largest and bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Around 160,000 men were involved and more than 51,000 soldiers were killed or harmed in just 3 days. -
A military campaign to scare Georgia into leaving the Confederacy. -
The 13th amendment ended slavery and any other forced work. -
A battle was held at the Appomattox Courthouse and Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant. This was the last battle of the Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, by John Wilkes Booth while he was attending a play. He died the next morning. -
The 14th Amendment says that any person born in the USA is a certified citizen and they will receive equal protection. -
The 15th Amendment says that citizens of the US can't be denied the right to vote because of their race or color.
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