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Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott vs. Sandford was a legal case in the U.S. Supreme Court. Ruled (7-2) that Dred Scott, a slave, that lives in a free state was not granted his freedom. African- Americans were not citizens of the U.S. and stated that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. -
7 Seceding States
7 states seceded the Union after Abraham Lincoln was elected into office. felt like their life (slavery) was in jeopardy. The 1st 7 states were Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Georgia, and Texas. -
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is a sea fort located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Notorious for the 1st shots of the Civil War 91861-65); 1st battle. The Confederacy won the battle. -
Homestead Act
Signed by President Lincoln, the act encouraged people to relocate to the West, By doing so, they world be given land and world only have to pay a small fee and live in the area for 5 years t own the land. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation going into the 3rd year of the very deadly war. It stated that all slaves in the Confederate States were now free. -
13th Amendment
the 13th Amendment officially abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States. goes as follows "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." One of the most known Amendments of the United States.
