Revolutionary war

Road to Revolution

  • Jefferson Davis

    Jefferson Davis

    He was a South political leader and became President of the Confederation when they seceded.
  • Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln

    He was the 16th president of the United States including during the Civil War. He aboliched slavery.
  • William Tecumseh Sherman

    William Tecumseh Sherman

    He was a General for the Union in the Civil War. He led Sherman's March and the South thought he was the devil.
  • Harriet Tubman

    Harriet Tubman

    Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave that became a underground conductor. She was the journey 19 time freeing 300 slaves. She became an abolitionist and a womens right supporter.
  • Ulysses S. Grant

    Ulysses S. Grant

    He was the Commander of the North or the Union in the Civil War he wasn't a great general.
  • Stonewall Jackson

    Stonewall Jackson

    He was a very skilled general and was second in command just behind Robert E. Lee. for the Confederate.
  • The Kansas Nebraska Act

    The Kansas Nebraska Act

    This was a law that allowed Kansas and Nebraska in as territories. The people got to vote if they were to be slave or free states. This took down the Missouri Compromise.
  • John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry

    John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry

    Abolitionist John Brown led a party in hopes to raid the National Armory for weapons. He did this to get weapons and lead a revolution to free slaves. Went from October 16, 1859 – October 18, 1859.
  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860

    Tensions were high with slavery and the election began. Lincoln won the North, and the the other three canidates split the South. The South Seceded because Abraham Lincoln won.
  • Confederate States of America is formed

    Confederate States of America is formed

    The states Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia left the United States. Jefferson Davis became their leader and they claimed all the federal land causing the Civil War.
  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter

    The Confederate bombed the Union supply ship for 33 hours forcing the North to surrender the fort. This was the first battle of the Civil War Starting the deadliest American War ever.
  • Civil War

    Civil War

    After decades of people fight over slavery, and it got worse fights started to break out. This happened for a little after Abraham Lincoln was elected President. This was the deadlist was America History.
  • Battle of Bull Run

    Battle of Bull Run

    This was when a army of 35,000 Union troops marched to a river call Bull Run. This was the first major land battle showing a long and bloody battle to come.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    A law that freed all slaves in 10 states most part of the Confederate. The Union marched South freeing thousands of slaves a day.
  • Gettysburg

    Gettysburg

    General Robert E. Lee led the Condefation to Gettysburg Pennsylvania. The Union won but both sides had heavey casulties. After Abraham Lincoln gave the famous Gettysburgh address in honor of the soldiers that died.
  • Sherman’s March to the Sea

    Sherman’s March to the Sea

    The Union Marched through Georgia trying to frighten them from joining the Confederate army. They stole, and burned the homes and barns of those that tried to confront them.
  • 13th amendment

    13th amendment

    No one could be kept as a slave or put into servitude if they commited a crime.
  • 14th amendment

    14th amendment

    Everyone born in the US was a citizen including slaves. They all have equal protection of the law.
  • 15th amendment

    15th amendment

    All citizens of the United Sates can voted included black people.

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