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Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad
She was a slave until she escaped. She helped rescue people out of slavery and took them to Canada -
The Kansas Nebraska Act
Allowed Popular Sovereignty. Repealed the Missouri compromise. -
John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
A slave revolt that John Brown lead. It happened in the southern states. -
Election of 1860
The presidential election in were Abraham Lincoln won. -
Confederate States of America is formed
7 southern states seceded from the union. -
Fort Sumter
The attack was the official beginning of the American Civil War. Confederate won. -
Civil War Begins
The civil war was a very long war. It lasted 4 years. It was between and Union and the Confederacy. -
Battle of Bull Run
It was the first major battle of the civil war. -
Jefferson Davis elected
Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate states. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a proclamation that declared that slaves shall be freed. -
Gettysburg Battle
The Union won this battle. Lost hope for the Confederacy. -
Sherman’s March to the Sea
William Sherman led around 60,000 soldiers on a 285 mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. -
Ulysses S. Grant Appomattox courthouse
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered at this battle. -
Abraham Lincoln Assassination
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America. He was assasinated well at the theatre. The man who shot him was named John Wilks Booth. -
13th amendment
No slaves and punishment for having slaves. -
14th amendment
All people born in the United States are a citizen. They must enforce laws and abide by them. -
15th amendment
Giving the right to vote to people of any race or color.
