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Underground railroad
The significance of this was for most slaves to be able to escape with their lives from their owners and be able to try and become free -
Dred Scott case
On this day the U.S Supreme Court made there choice on the case basically approving the right to own slaves into the western because to them slaves didn't deserve options -
Lincoln Douglas debates
The Lincoln Douglas Debates of 1858 were the first debates between US senate candidates in American history. Nothing like them had ever quite happened before since state legislatures, not voters, still selected US senators -
Souths advantages
The significance the south had was more experience on own land, had great leaders and had more of a passion for the fight than north, but lacked soilders and weapons -
Lee's leadership
What was significant about Robert E Lee was his leadership with the south, his determination and brains got him some decent victories and although he made huge mistakes he was still one of souths best leaders. -
North advantages
Significances of north was their manpower, industry and more weapons but also suffered in lack of experience when it came to souths field -
Abraham lincoln
I think lincolns election was significant because of his smart thinking and his dedication for freeing slaves. Slavery was a bad issue in the 1850's with the northern abolitionists against slavery and the Southerners for it. ... Lincoln was with a republic who said they would not let slavery spread any farther than it already had -
Battle of the bull run
This was important because It was the first major land battle of the armies in Virginia. The untried Union army under Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell marched from Washington against the Confederate army, which was drawn up behind Bull Run beyond Centreville -
Emancipation proclamation
The significance of this was to free all enslaved people in a rebellious state in 1863 that outlawed people from keeping slaves -
Battle of Fredericksburg
major Confederate victory and one of the most biggest defeats of the Civil War for Union forces, also burnside attacking lee and union losing about 13,000 men to the CSA only losing about 5,000 -
Freedmen's bureau
What was significant about this was for them to provide food, shelter and education for black people who were slaves and poor whites -
13th amendment
The significance of this was Neither slavery or servitude, except as a punishment for crime, slaves were not to be beaten or whipped or anything in the matter around that which pretty much abolished slavery -
14th amendment
The significance of this was No state would be allowed to abridge the privileges and immunities of citizens and no person was allowed to be deprived of life, liberty,or property without due process of law. Also No person could be denied equal protection of the laws. -
15th amendment
This was significant because it guaranteed voting rights to all American males of all races and it stop us from denied and looked over by the U.S or by any State on account of race, color, or past condition of servitude. -
Grants election
I think what made Grants significance was being by president Lincoln during the war times and how he ended up commanding the victorious Union army during the American Civil War through 1861-1865 and also served as the 18th U.S. president for those actions
