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popular sovereignty
Congress made it so the people of a state vote to decide whether or not to have slavery. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Made more severe punishments on slaves who escaped to the north and on the people that helped them. -
John Brown Raid
A fight led by John Brown and his sons to give black people weapons. Their deaths caused a motivation to stop slavery. -
Abraham Lincoln elected
Abraham Lincoln, a republican against slavery, was elected president. This made people in the south scared that they would not be allowed to have slaves anymore -
Voting
South Carolina voted to secede from the union. Which was the start of the confederates and the rebellion. -
Confederate Nation
The confederates formed their own nation called the confederate states of america. -
Battle of Bull Run
The first real battle of the civil war. It made both sides take the civil war more seriously. -
Battle of Antietam
General Lee invades the north. They lost.. If they would have won the British would have fought on their side -
Battle of Vicksburg
It was the battle over the Mississippi River and the last confederate base. The union won which let them split up the south so they could attack. -
Battle at Gettysburg
The last offensive fight of the confederates. Their loss at this caused them to fight the rest of the war as a defensive war -
Picket's charge
General Lee ordered general Picket to try and flank the union soldiers. This killed tons of confederates and caused them to lose the battle at Gettysburg. -
Slaves join the fight
The Gettysburg address was given giving slaves the courage to fight the confederates to gain their freedom -
Thirteenth amendment passed
Made slavery illegal in the U.S. forever. -
End of civil war
The Confederates surrender ending the civil war. -
Sherman's March
This caused the confederates to see the horror of what they caused. It also gave the citizens of the south fear of the union which helped contribute to their surrender.