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Nullification began in the late 1700's in the U.S. and basically is a theory that the fereral government can overturn any unconstitutional laws.
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an influiental figure in the Missouri Compromise, the nullification crisis , and the Compromise of 1850 is born
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the time period before the civil war
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the slave who protested him rights as a freed man after living with him master in a free state for a few years and caused an uproar in the north is born
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Slave codes where common place in the South from the early 1800's until 1865. Basically, slave codes established slaves rights or lack there of.
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Jonh Brown was a abolitionist who led a bloody unsucessful attempt to give weapons to slaves so they could fight for their freedom called Harper's Ferry Raid. He died due to this and further increased tension between the North and South.
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the future leading Confederate general is born
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the future president of the Confederate States of America is born
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a future war time, Northern president is born and earns the nick name ''honest abe''
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the author of the controversial abolitionist book UNCLE TOM'S CABIN that further divided the north and the south is born
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The future Georgia born vice president of the confederation is born.
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The future Union general who destroyed and devistated the south through the Atlanta and Savannah Campaigns is born.
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The Missouri Compromise kept egual representation in the Senate for slave and free states by allowing Maine to enter as a free state. Missouri to enter as a slave state, and stated that no slavery was allowed above Missouri's southern border. (excluding Missouri)
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this future Northern general who served in Fort Sumter became a highly ranked general but could only reach brigadier general due to him murdering another general in an argument
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The Tarriff of 1828 was a tarriff imposed on all states and was largely approved in the north but largly disapproved of in the south
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a primarly Northern struggle to end slavery in the south begins
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a black bishop who had a primary role in the Freeman's Bureau during reconstruction is born
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Sectionalism began in the North and South at around 1837, but the concept has been around for 1000's of years. Basically, sectionalism is the favoring of one's area of the country as to the favoring of the country's well being as a whole.
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The Compromise of 1850 allowed California to become a free state, the New Mexico and Utah Territories to become vote on wheather or not they wanted slavery, and the Fugitive Slave Law was passed.
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Georgia's responce to the Compromise of 1850.
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The Kansas Nebraska act kept equal representation in the Senate by allowing the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to vote.
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Popular sovernty first occured in the Kansas Nebraska Act where the Kansas and Nebraska terratories could vote on slavery.
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This Northern, anti-slavery, anti-imagration political party formed in 1854 and got a president into office in 1860.
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Dred Scott is concidered to be property and a slave. This disicion primarly favored the south but was largly ingnored by President Andrew Jonhson.
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Dred Scott tragically dies a slave
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John Brown dies by hanging.
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the contriversial election in which Lincoln beat his political opponents can be attributed as a major cause of the war
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The Confererate States (the south) formed in 1860 and 1861. The ''country'' claimed their independence, but was eventually retakenover by the union at the end of the war in 1865
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Sucession begins when South Carolina leaves the Union and ends with the border states suceeding after Fort Sumter in 1861.
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The Union Blockade attempted to cut off tade between the C.S.A. and other countries by stationing ships out side of harbors. These lasted until the war ended
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the time period of fighting and conflicts
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the important document shifhted the focus of the war from a war to preserve the union to a war on slavery insured that no European country would interveen and help the south due to the Europeans morals against slavery
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The Battle of Gettysburg lasted 2 days and resulted in a union victory which led to the issuing of the Gettysburg address which is said to be one of the most influiental speaches in American history.
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This 2 day battle resulted in a Confederate victory after Union miscommunication which allowed them to be flanked was n't followed up upon which resulted in a Norther regroup and the evertual loss of Tennesee.
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This infamous Georgia prision directed by Wirz (later hung) was the site of death for thousands of Northenrers in its short reign of terror.
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Sherman destroys Atlanta and surrounding areas after being met with minumal resistance from children and elderly people.
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The bloddiest day in the civil war comes to a close with the Emancipation Proclamation, over 30,000 dead, and a union victory
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The Savannah Campaign began after Altanta was burnt to the ground. Sherman led the Savannah Cammpaign.
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After destroying Marthasville, Atlanta, Sherman destoys Savannah thus crippling the south and ending the war more quickly.
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Share croppers who own no land or supplies rent farming tools from wealthy land owners for no to very very minimal profit.
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Poor whites and some ex-slaves work other peoples land with their own tools and equipment for minimul profits.
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This admentment to the constitution freed all slaves.
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The Freedman's Bureau was created in order to help the south transition from being slave owning states to free states and to keep newly freed slaves' rights in check.
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The time after the civil war when the south needed to be rebuild
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Lincoln was assasinated at Ford's Theater from a single shot from Jonh Wilkes Booth's gun during a play.
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This method of reconstruction focused on helping freed slaves and rebuilding the south as quickly as possible. Lincoln favored this method of reconstruction
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These codes restricted former slaves rights in southern states and lasted for a year.
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A racist, anti-semestic, white suprimesist group takes hold and grows.
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This method of reconstructiong the south was primarly made to hurt the south as this picture dipicts. It started and ended in the same year.
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The 14th Amendment gave all former slaves full citizenship.
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The 15th Amentment game all male citizens the right to vote, including blacks
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Hiram Rhodes Revels was elected the 1st ever black senator
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