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The Liberator
The Liberator was issued on January 1st, 1831. It was the abolitionists newspaper created by William loyd Carlson and Isaac Knapp. It was a helpful people for anti slavery people before the civil war. It ended in December 29, 1865. -
Compromise of 1850 passed
Henry clay proposed the compromise of 1850 on January 19 1850. It created a crisis over north and south. The fugitive slave act was destroyed in Washington dc because of the compromise. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin told about slavery and how it was challenging. The book helped people in the north go against slavery. The south banned the book cause they said it was false. It was the second best selling novel, the Bible was the number 1 sold novel in the nineteenth century. Was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. -
Kansas nebraska act
Was proposed on may30th 1854 by Samuel a Douglas. It created popular sovereignty of America. It happened on the mason Dixon line. And was to agree if nebraska or Kansas should have slavery. -
James Buchanan sworn into the office
Buchanan was opposed to slavery as a Democrat. Was in favor of Kansas nebraska act that was just passed. He accepted the opinion in the deed Scott case. -
Dred Scott decision
The government couldn't regulate power in the United States after the United States were formed. He was taken to free States by his owner but was still a slave. He wanted to sue for freedom -
John Browns Raid at Harper's Ferry
John Browns was an abolitionists tried to put guns into African Americans hands So They could defend themselves. The mission faiked as john brown was caught and put on trial. John brown was hung for his action but it motivated many abolisionists. -
Lincoln elected 16th President
Abe Lincoln defeated John C. Beckinridge. Lincoln was a Republican and didn't wasn't slavery. After he was elected 7 southern states seceeded from the union . Lincoln blew people out of the water with 180 electoral votes and the next person closest had 73 -
South Carolina secedes from the Union
South carolina was the first to secede on december 20 1860. They were folowed by six more southern states. They were called the founding state of the confederacy. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is located near Charleston, South Carolina and was owned by the Union. ALincoln sent supplies to the fort cause they ran out. The fort became under attack the union couldn't hold so we surrendered. But the fort was captured by the Confederacy. -
Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of bull run took place on a hill in Virginia. Each side had weak troops each had 18,000, 4,680 troops were killed or captured. The confederacy over ran the union and the union retreated back. -
Battle of Shiloh
It Was a large battle in the west. In the early 1862, Grant and 40,000 union troops camped at Pittsburgh landing, 20 miles from Cornith near sShiloh. confederate forces decided to strike before more troops arrived to help the union. Beugard led Confederate forces on a suprise attack. It was a two day that was won by the union. the deaths were enormous between two sides more than 23,000 cassualties and losses. -
Battle of Antietman
Was also called the Battle of sharpsburg. It was a battle between the union and confederate states. It was the bloodiest battle in the United states history. 22,726 casualties and losses on both of the union and confederate combined. -
Emacipation Proclomation
It was proposed by the 16th president Abraham Lincoln. It changed laws for over 3.5 million slaves in south reas and change it from slave to free. After some slaves were freed they fought side by side with the Union -
Battle at chancellorsville
It was a major battle in the civil war fought at Spotsylvania county in virginia. There were a total of 30,590 cassualties with the union and confederates cobined. the confederates were out numbered by 50,000 troops. The confederates won. -
Batttle at Gettysburg
The battle took place in gettysburg pennsylvania. It is probably the most famous battle in the civil war. it was a three day battle it involved the largest amount of casualties. There were 48,389 in this battle. The Union won the war. -
Vicksburg surrenders
The confederacy is now in two cause there general surrenders to the union at vicksburg in mississipi. The union new that they were gonna win the war when they surrendered. After they defeated Jackson they marched back to vicksburg and won. -
Battle at fredricksbur
The battle at fredricksburg took place near the town of fredricksburg in virginia. the union attacked the confederates but were pushed back when the confederates were to strong. the confederates won but there were a total of 16,854 cassualties.
