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Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis was a politician and the leader of the Confederate states in the Civil War. He lead until the end of the war, until the Confederate states fell, and then lived the rest of his life in prison. -
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the president of the United States during the Civil War. He was the 16th U.S. president, and is most well known for his Gettysburg Address. -
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William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman was a general during the civil war. He was part of the Union. -
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Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was the leader of the underground railroad and freed thousands of slaves. -
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Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president of the United States. He was a Civil Rights activist. -
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Stonewall Jackson
Stonewall Jackson was a Confederate General. He was the best known commander after Robert E. Lee. -
The Kansas Nebraska Act
An act that repealed the Missouri Compromise that allowed the idea of popular sovereignty. -
John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown attacks Harpers Ferry to free and start a slave revolution. -
Election of 1860
An election where there is a lot of fighting between who should be the president. This was due to the south not wanting to lose slave rights, and the north not wanting slave rights. Abraham Lincoln won the election and was against slavery and it made the south angry. -
Confederate States of America is formed
When Confederate States of America is formed, it is a group of southern states that have the ideals that slavery is ok. -
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Fort Sumter
The battle of Fort Sumter was a battle where the South Carolina Milita attacked Fort Sumter. The United States Army had to surrender and this started the Civil War. -
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The Civil War
The Civil War was a War between the Confederates and the Union, better known as the South and the North, over if slavery should be abolished in the United States. -
Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Bull Run was the first major war of the American Civil War. The Confederates won and the Union was forced to retreat. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This did not do much, but the Emancipation Proclamation declared that any slave in a rebelling state may be freed. -
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Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysburg is considered the turning point of the war. This is due to the large failure of the confederates. Chamberlain allowed this battle to be a win with the genius idea, after they ran out of ammunition, he told them to fix bayonets. This kept he confederates on the bottom of the hill at Gettysburg. -
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Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman’s March to the Sea was a Union campaign where thy had captured Atlanta, Georgia, and they left to Savannah. -
13th amendment
The 13th amendment abolishes slavery and makes it illegal in the U.S. -
14th amendment
This amendment makes anyone born in the U.S. is an American Citizen. -
15th amendment
The 15th amendment makes it so any American Citizen can vote.