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Fugitive Slave Act
Required citizens to apprehend runaway slaves. -
"Bleeding Kansas"- Kansas-Nebraska Act
Popular Sovereignty -
Dred Scott Decision
"Slaves were private property and thus no decision need to be made." -
Election of 1860
Republicans elect Lincoln. Lincoln wins without winning any electoral votes. -
Union Divides
South Carolina leaves the Union -
Bull Run
1st Major Battle. South Victory -
The Draft ( Conscription)
People get drafted into the army. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Free all enslaved people in rebellious states. -
Gettysburg
Turning point for Union. -
13th Amendment
Abolish Slavery -
Lee Surrenders
Lee surrenders to Grant on April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court House. -
Lincoln's Death
Lincoln shot by John Wikes Booth -
Reconstruction Plans
Lincoln's Plan. "10 Percent Plan, Make is as easy."
Radical Republicans- punish the south, black suffrage, 50% loyalty. -
14th Amendment
All persons born in the United States were citizens . Also prevents former CSA from holding political office. -
15th Amendment
No citizen could be denied the right to vote based on color or race or previous servitude.
