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first Issue of the Liberator
The liberator was a newspaper highlighting how slavery was -
compromise of 1850
bills passed by the United States Congress which defused a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican–American War -
Uncle Tom's cabin published
A book on how bad slavery really was and shed light on how slave owners treated their slaves. -
kansas-nebrasksa act
allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery -
James Buchanan sworn into office
James Buchanan is elected as president -
dred scott case decision
said that slaves were property and couldn't have a case and the 5th amendment says you can't take away property -
John Brown raid
john brown an abolitionist killed five people at Harpers ferry -
Abraham Linkon president
Abraham is elected into office -
South Carolina secedes
south Carolina secedes from the U.S and is one of eleven states to join the cofederacy -
Battle of fort sumter
A battle that lasted 2 days and started the civil war -
first battle of bull run begins
first major land battle of the civil war -
Emancipation proclomatio
freed slaves in the union -
battle of gettysburg begins
51,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, captured, or listed as missing after Gettysburg. Union won -
Sherman's march to sea
Sherman led an army to protect a fort -
surrender at appomatox courthouse
last battle of civil war. north won. -
Lincon's assassination
Lincoln was assassinated in a theater
