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Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott tried to sue his way to freedom in which the court ruled that slaves were not u.s. citizens.Brought to a head the tension surrounding the issue of slavery in the United States. -
Election of 1860
Election held on Nov. 6, 1860, in which Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge. South immediately seceded from the union. -
Andersonville Prison
Andersonville held the largest prison population in the entire Confederacy. Even though it served as a prison for only fourteen months, it imprisoned about 45,000 soldiers of which close to one third died. -
Alexander Stephens
Alexander Stephens served as Vice President of the confederate.After the civil war Alexander Stephens was imprisoned.