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In 1839 Frederick Douglass fled to New York city.
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In 1845 fredrick douglass published an autobiography called narrative of the life of frederick douglass an american slave.
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a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 that defused a political confrontation between slave and free states on the status of territories acquired in the Mexican–American War
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In 1852 he delivered his most famous speech “the meaning of july fourth for the negro”
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The Kansas Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty.
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It became law on May 30, 1854. The Kansas Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty.
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Dred Scott v. Sandford said that all people of African descent, free or enslaved, were not United States citizens
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Answering Douglas' charge made in Jonesboro that he favored racial equality, Lincoln explained his views on race.
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Answering Douglas' charge made in Jonesboro that he favored racial equality, Lincoln explained his views on race.
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The Election of 1860 demonstrated the divisions within the United States just before the Civil War.
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South Carolina became the first state to secede from the federal Union on The victory of Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 presidential election triggered cries for disunion across the slaveholding South.
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Confederate forces invaded Kentucky, the state asked the federal government for help
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The Civil War was America's bloodiest and most divisive conflict, pitting the Union Army against the Confederate States of America. The war resulted in the deaths of more than 620,000 people, with millions more injured and the South left in ruins.
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Lincoln took office. In his inaugural address, Lincoln spoke sternly about the crisis facing the country. He said his first task was to rendition the nation
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In his inaugural address, Lincoln spoke sternly about the crisis facing the country. He said his first task was to lead the nation.
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before the Union’s provisions arrived, Confederate leaders demanded that the Union troops evacuate, or leave, the fort.
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On July 21, 1861 the battle began, when Union forces crossed a small creek called Bull Run to attack the Confederates
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The bloody battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg exacted a high cost from both Union and Confederate forces
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General Lee's first incursion into Northern territory ended with heavy Union and Confederate losses along Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862
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On september 17 1862 the deadliest battle yet was fought on American soil. It was called antietam.
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In 1863, West Virginia became part of the Union.
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In 1863 some enslaved people felled and joined the union
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On january 1st 1863 Lincoln released the emancipation proclamation.
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In march 1863 the conscription act was signed that stated that men between 20 and 45 could be eligible to be drafted in the military
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The war had torn the nation into two. Lincoln was dead, and the new president, Andrew Johnson, faced a huge monumental challenge and had to rebuild the U.S. politically, socially, and economically.
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This set aside the Sea Islands for newly freed African Americans. The Sea Islands were located south of Charleston, South Carolina. The area was approximately 400,000 acres. Each family would now get 40 acres of land to farm on and a mule. Many African Americans ran to try and settle their land. Later, the land was returned back to the southern planters who had the land before the Civil War.
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The American Civil War was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America, a collection of eleven southern states that left the Union in 1860 and 1861. The conflict began primarily as a result of the long-standing disagreement over the institution of slavery.
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A Radical Reconstruction made many white southerners mad and it created a resistance movement. This movement was based on discrimination and racism. A few while southerners accepted African Americans to become equal with them, and this led to violence. In 1866, white mobs attacked unarmed African-American men, children, and women and rioted in Memphis, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Tennessee. African Americans became injured, then in Memphis, the rioters, including police officers, did arson.
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Terms were outlined for readmission to representation of rebel states. This bill divided all the confederate states, however except for Tennessee. They were divided into 5 military districts.
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The Republicans nominated Ulysses S. Grant. He was an awesome Union hero of the Civil War. they believed that he would please all parties, although he had not had experience in government. When he became nominated, he said, “Let us have peace.” This became the theme for the campaign. Republicans became aware while voters had become not as willing to help out African-Americans. The party now did not assure to expand Reconstruction or to further promote the rights regarding African Americans.
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The liberal Republicans broke away from the Republican party. They then formed an alliance with Democrats. They chose Horace Greeley. He was a newspaper editor from New York City, as the Democratic presidential candidate. His main goal was to destroy reconstruction, however, this was not enough to appeal to the voters. Grant won the re-election.
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Most people who joined these churches were in the south. Churches were central to the African-American quest for social justice. These churches also served as a place to worship, gathering places, and housed schools. Since slavery was separating families, they used this as a place to reunite with there families. The Freedmen’s Bureau also helped with this.
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The union attacked strategic areas in the western and eatsern parts of the Confederacy in the early years of the Civil War