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First Issue of the Liberator
The first antislavery newspaper, Created by William Llyod Garrison -
Dred Scott decision
Dred Scott, African American born into slavery. He sued his owner for freedom in the states they were in. -
The Compromise of 1850-Passed
The Compromise of 1850 was made by small parts of senator clay's plan -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
A book that was created to highlight the terribleness of slavery. This book was a very big hit, It is created by Harreit Beecher Stowe -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act-Passed
The Kansas-Nebraska act was to end the issue of slavery west Of Missouri and Iowa. It was to end slavery in Kansas and Nebraska. -
James Buchanan sworn into office as the 15th president
As the fight for slavery rages on, a new president must be decided. After the election James Buchanan won. -
John Browns's Raid at Harper's Ferrry
John Brown was an abolistionist. His plan was to raid Harper's Ferry to get weapons for slaves. His plan failed and John was executed. -
Abe Lincoln elected president
The election of 1860, was to decide weather or not it would end slavery. When Lincoln won the election the southerners were out raged. -
South Carolina secedes from union
Because Lincoln was elected president Southerners started to begin to secede -
Battle at Fort Sumter Begins
Since the fort was with the union the southerners saw it as a check point. -
First Battle of Bull Run
The battle of Bull run was one of the first battles of the civil war. It was also one of the first major land battle of the war. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
Battle Of Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysburg was one of the most important and one of the major battles of the war -
Sherman's March to the Sea
From November 15 until December 21, 1864, Union General William T. Sherman led some 60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of this “March to the Sea” was to frighten Georgia's civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause. -
The Surrender at Apponattex Court house
The Battle of Appomattox Court House, fought on the morning of April 9, 1865, was one of the last battles of the American Civil War. -
Lincoln's assassination
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865
