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Harriet Tubman and the Underground railroad
Harriet Tubman was one of the main leaders of the underground railroad, which freed slaves and brought them to canada. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
A vast area of land that would become Kansas, Nebraska, Montana and the Dakotas -
John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown road troops to Harpers ferry in an attempt to start an armed revolt of enslaved people and destroy the institution of slavery. -
Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln Won the election -
Confederate States of America is formed
The states that broke away from the U.S, because they did not like the slavery laws. -
Fort Sumter
Confederate States of America attacked the United States military garrison at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. Less than two days later, the fort surrendered. -
Civil War Begins
The Confederates break off from the U.S and create a new country and go to war with the U.S. -
Battle of Bull Run
Big war between the North and the South, the north thought it was going to be a easy fight, but they were proven wrong. -
Jefferson Davis elected
Jefferson Davis was elected President for the Confederate states. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The proclamation declared that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are, and henceforward shall be free. -
Gettysburg battle
It was a really important war for the north, and a turning point for them. -
Sherman's March to Sea
The purpose of Sherman's March to the Sea was to frighten Georgia's civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause. -
13th Amendment
The Amendment that Abolished slavery in the U.S. -
Ulysses S. Grant Appomatox courthouse
This was the courthouse that Ulysses S. Grant and his troops surrounded Robert E. Lee and forced him to surrender. -
Abraham Lincoln Assassination
People killed Abraham because they were upset about the war and the outcome for slavery. -
14th Amendment
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, or deprive the rights of a citizen. -
15th Amendment
Cannot take away the black and other races rights