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Civil War Timeline
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Compromise of 1850
California would be a free state to appease the North, and more effective fugitive slave laws were created to appease the South. -
Underground Railroad
The conductors hid slaves and provided them with supplies during their escape North. One Notable conductor was Harriet Tubman, who freed over 300 slaves -
Harriet Beecher Stowe and Uncle Tom's Cabin
This book shows Harriet Beecher Stowe's views on slavery. It stirred many Northern abolitionists to protest the newly passed Fugitive Slave Act. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott, a slave, sued his owner for freedom because he was taken into free territory, but the Supreme Court ruled against Scott. -
Harper's Ferry/John Brown's Raid
John Brown, an abolitionist, led a group of 21 men to Harper's Ferry to capture the federal armory in an attempt to start a slave uprising. He failed. -
Election of Abraham Lincoln
Loncoln won the election, even without any of the eelectoral votes from the Southern states. -
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Secession of the South
After the election of Lincoln, many states seceded from the Union. South Carolina was the first to secede, followed by Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. Later, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina ,and Virginia eventually seceded after the fall of Fort Sumter. -
Secession of the South (Picture)
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Fort Sumter
The Confederates take the most important Union fort in the South to start the war. Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina ,and Virginia seceded after the fall of Fort Sumter. -
Conscription
This happened throughout the war. Used by both sides, it forcedmen to join the army -
Income Tax
This happened throughout the war. The first inmoce tax was placed during the Civil War by Congress to help pay for the war. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln freed all slaves in the South, and ensured that a compromise was no longer possible by outlawing slavery. Unfortunately, it did not free many slaves. -
The Gettysburg Adress
A ceremony was held after the Battle of Gettysburg, in which Lincoln made a speech that "remade America." -
Surrender at Appomattox
General Grant of the Union and General Lee of the Confederacy meet at the Appomattox Court House to descuss terms of surrender. General Grant was very generous to the Confederates, at the request of President Lincoln. -
Lincoln's Assassination
John Wilkes Booth assassinates Lincoln five days after the end of the Civil War at Ford's Theater.
