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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman led slaves to freedom Harriet was a conductor at the Underground Railroad and helped slaves gain their freedom to the north -
The Kansas Nebraska Act
It was a law that repealed the Missouri compromise making two territories this let popular sovereignty take place. Making proslavery and antislavery activists trying to change the vote. -
John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
John brown and his men left to the harpers ferry. Early October morning he and his men captured prominent citizens. Taking over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry. -
Election of 1860
The results of the 1860 election pushed the nation into war. -
Confederate states of America is formed
South Carolina secedes from the US by February 1861 lots of other states had seceded too. -
Jefferson Davis election
Jefferson Davis got elected president of the Confederate States -
Fort Sumter
The site of the first shots of the Civil War. After hours of battle Anderson and 86 soldiers surrendered the fort. The fort was used by confederate troops for about 4 years after -
Civil war begins
The South attacked Fort Sumter and the War began -
Battle of Bull Run
Was the first major battle of the civil war giving the south and confident victory in a war thought to be easily won by the north. Making the north realize the war would be not be won easily. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln freed slaves from the south rule -
Gettysburg battle
The deadliest battle of the Civil War. General Lee and the Confederate Army retreated -
Sherman's march to the Sea
Sherman marched to Atlanta and the Savannah destroying everything in between Sherman wanted to take control over Atlanta and he did -
Lincoln's assassination
Abraham Lincoln was shot in the head at a theater in Washington DC -
Ulysses s grant appomattox courthouse
Robert Lee surrendered to allow the soldiers to head home -
13th amendment
This amendment got rid of slavery and involuntary service -
14th Amendment
Defined what US citizen is -
15th Amendment
Gave the right to all men no matter what race or color or even if they were slaves before this gave them the right to vote