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Harriet Tubman escapes to Philadelphia
Harriet Tubman escapes to Philadelphia because she was scared that her and her, family members would be sold Harriet Tubman walk 90 miles Philadelphia Freedom her and her two brothers escape Maryland. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act provided for the seizure and return of runaway slaves who escaped from one state into another or into a federal territory. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin published
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a novel for anti-slavery slavery in the U.S. and is said to have "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War". -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves not to allow slavery within their borders. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott Decision was a slave who and social activist sued for his freedom. His case made it to the Supreme court because of the American Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln debates Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln debates Stephen Douglas the 7th and final debate between Senatorial candidates Abraham Lincoln battles Stephen Douglas around the states. The debates were held at 7 different places around Illinois. -
John Brown attacks Harper's Ferry
John Brown attacks Harper's Ferry start an armed slave revolt and destroy the institution of slavery. John Brown abolitionist formulating a plan to incite an insurrection. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected
Lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories.There was a outbreak of the American Civil War. -
South Carolina secedes
South Carolina became the first slave state in the south to declare that it had seceded from the United States. The president declared theT illegal but did not act to stop it. -
The Confederacy is formed
Confederacy states farthest south where slavery and plantations agriculture were strong. The capital was the Salvage in Montgomery Alabama Jefferson Davis was president.
