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Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman led numerous slaves through a series of safehouses to lead up to the North to freedom. -
Compromise of 1850
This prevented the spread of slavery after the Fugitive Slave Act. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act allowed slaves to be jailed or even killed for trying to escape their "owners". -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book in 1852 that opened people's eyes to the very bad reality of slavery. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act in 1854 allowed states to choose whether to be slave-free or not. -
Republican Party
The Republican Party is formed (which would now be known as the Democratic Party) to go against slavery. -
Dred Scott vs. Sanford Case
This case was when Dred Scott had to sue for his freedom. It made it all the way to the Supreme Court. -
John Brown's Raid
Harper's Ferry Raid was a raid led by the abolitionist John Brown in 1859. -
Abraham Lincoln's Election
Lincoln was elected in 1860, even though he was not on most ballots. This angered the South. -
The Battle of Bull Run
The very first battle of the Civil War. Confederates would win. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed all of the slaves nationwide. -
Gettysburg
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War was at Gettysburg. -
Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln addressed the bloody battle. -
Confederacy Surrenders
The war ends by the Robert E. Lee surrendering to Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Court House. -
Abraham Lincoln Assassination
Abraham Lincoln was assassination by John Wilkes Booth in Peterson House.
