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James Buchanan 15th President
Served immediately after Civil War. -
The Liberator
January 1st, 1831 the 1st issue of The Liberator was published. It was a huge anti-slavery newspaper. -
Compromise of 1850
A series of revolutions in order to find a compromise between the North and South -
Uncle Toms Cabin
Tom, was a slave who was beaten to death, was selfless because he covered up for two girls after they escaped to freedom. -
Kansas-Nebraska act
The Kansas-Nebraska act allowed people in the two territories to decide if they wanted slavery in their state or not. -
Dread Scott Decision
Dread claims since he went into free state territory he should be a free slave, but the court says he remained property. -
John Brown raid Harpers Ferry
John Brown Raided Harpers Ferry in order to turn slaves free. -
Abraham Lincoln = President
Lincoln faced Douglas in a presidency battle. -
South Carolina secedes from the Union
They had different views on slavery. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Fort Sumter was the battle that started the Civil War. -
Battle of Bull Run
The first major land battle of the Civil War. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation stated "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
Battle of Gettysburg
The most important engagement of the Civil War. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman's March to the Sea was used to frighten Georgia's population into leaving the confederate cause. -
Lincoln assassination
John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor and Confederate sympathizer, fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln at a play at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C -
The surrender at Appomattox Court House
One of the last battles of the Civil War.
