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Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad
Harriet Tubman was born a slave and later escaped and helped other escaped using the Underground Railroad system where slaves would escape by staying at houses hidden along the journey. -
The Kansas Nebraska Act
This act created the territories between Kansas and Nebraska. It repealed the Missouri compromise. It also allowed for popular sovereignty. -
John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
An effort to initiate a slave revolt In the Southern states. -
Election of 1860
The 19th quadrennial presidential election -
Confederate States of America is formed
Unrecognized breakaway republic in North America that wanted slavery. -
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is a sea fort built on an artificial island -
Civil War Begins
The central cause of the war was the status of slavery, especially the expansion of slavery into territories acquired as a result of the Louisiana Purchase and the Mexican–American War. -
Battle of Bull Run
First major battle of the American Civil War, also known as the Battle of First Manassas. -
Jefferson Davis elected
Jefferson Davis was elected on November 6,1861 after previously being elected president of the Provisional Government of the Confederacy. -
Emancipation Proclamation
A presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln -
Gettysburg Battle
Battle around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War -
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Military campaign of the American Civil War. -
Ulysses S. Grant Appomatox courthouse
Fought in Appomattox County, Virginia it was one of the last battles of the American Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln Assassination
Abraham Lincoln was shot while watching a play in the theatre. -
13th amendment
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States. -
14th amendment
It granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people -
15th amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
