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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman was a slave who escaped, and later became a conductor for the underground railroad helping other slaves escape. -
The Kansas Nebraska Act
Was a territorial act that gained Kansas and Nebraska and allowed popular sovereignty. -
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown wanted to initiate a slave revolt against an armory in Harpers Ferry. -
Election of 1860
It was the election for the 19th quadrennial president, or the election for Abraham Lincoln. -
Confederate states of America is formed
A bunch of states joined together to form the confederate states. -
Fort Sumter
The Confed attacked the U.S at Fort Sumter. No body body died, but it marks the start of the Civil War. -
Civil War Begins
The start of the Civil War. -
Battle of Bull Run
Confederates won, and forced the Union to retreat. -
Jefferson Davis Elected
Jefferson Davis was elected president for the confederates. -
Emancipation Proclamation
They declared everyone that was a slave as free. -
Gettysburg Battle
Robert E. Lee launched his second invasion against the North. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
The troops of the General wanted to destroy the confederates supplies. -
Ulysses S. Grant Appomattox courthouse
Robert E Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in the Appomattox courthouse. -
Abraham Lincoln Assassination
People from the South believed the Confederacy could be restored, so JWB assassinated president Lincoln. -
13th Amendment
Slavery is abolished -
14th amendment
African Americans were granted equal rights and citizenship. -
15th amendment
Gave African American men the right to vote.
