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Harriet was a abolitionist. She helped slaves escape slavery. She created the "Underground Railroad". It wasn't actually a railroad but that's what they called it. -
created 2 more territories and allowed for popular sovereignty (voting) -
John , and a group of his group snuck up on the town in the early early in the morning. They captured important leaders and seized the federal armory and arsenal. -
4 strong candidates competed, Abe Lincoln won. -
Seven southern states seceded. South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana met, with representatives from Texas, and formed the Confederate States of America. -
Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter. The next day, Union forces surrendered. -
Fort in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. It is famous for being the place of the first shots of the Civil War. -
Union and Confederate armies battled near Manassas Junction, Virginia. At this point they realized the war was going to be hard and not as easy and they thought or hoped. -
Davis didn't even want the job, he wanted a military position. -
A proclamation that said that all people that were held as slaves should be free. -
Union won. The battle proved that Lee could be defeated. -
\Sherman's soldiers stole food and livestock and burned the houses and barns of people who tried to fight back. -
Abolished Slavery. -
One of the last battles of the American War. -
John Wilkes Booth shot Abe -
Granted citizenship to everyone born in the United States.