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Hiram Revels
The First African American men to be elected into the U.S Senate. -
Compromise of 1850
Allows California to become a free state. It also proposed a new and more effective fugitive slave law. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The acts states that alleged fugitives were not entitled to a trail by jury and that anyone convicted of helping a fugitive was subject to a fine and imprisonment. -
Dred Scott decision
A meeting about how being on free territory did not make a slave free .Dred Scott v. Sanford, was a landmark decision made by the United States Supreme Court on US labor law and constitutional law. -
The Election of Lincoln to the presidency
Abraham Lincoln become the U.S. 16th President. -
Fort Sumter
The first shots fired between the Confederates and the Union. This is the beginning of the Civil War. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln issued an act that made Slaves in the north become free and allowed to join the Union army. -
Battle of Gettysburg
A 3 day battle at Gettysburg where Robert E. Lee makes a huge mistake causing the Confederates to retreat allowing the Union to win. This becomes know as the turning point in the War -
Battle of Vicksburg
Union gains control of the Mississippi river after defeating the Confederates at Vicksburg. The Anaconda Plan is in full effect. -
Richmond/Appomattox Court House
The end of the Civil War. The Union won. -
Lincoln Assassination
While President Lincoln was watching a play at the Fords Theater, John Wilkes Booth shots Lincoln in the head. The next day Lincoln dies form this shot. -
Thirteenth Amendment
Completely abolishes slavery in the U.S. -
Ku Klux Klan
A group of people that wanted to keep African American men form voting. -
President Andrew Johnson Impeachment
President Andrew Johnson got impeached for many reasons like firing Se. of War and vetoing many bills. -
Joseph Rainey
The first African American men elected into the U.S. house of Presidency. -
Civil Rights Acts of 1875
The act to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights including Africa American. Giving people equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury service.
