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Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave was a federal law, that allowed people to catch and return runaway slaves on U.S ground -
1860 Presidential Electron
Abraham Lincoln won the Presidential Electron in 1860 as a president candidate even when his name wasn't on most of the ballots in the south -
The Civil War begins
Lincoln declare war after the 1st shots on Fort Sumter -
Fort Sumter
The 1st shots at the Civil War took place at Fort Sumter initiated by the Confederates, and Lincoln declare war -
Battle of Bull Run
The 1st Battle of Bull Run was the 1st major battle of the Civil War won by the Confederates -
Jefferson Davis elected as the president for the Confederates
In February 1861 7 states left the Union to form the Confederates States of America and elected Jefferson as Davis as their president -
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Antietam was the most bloodiest war under the Civil War. It was the Union who won that war, against the confederates -
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln proclaims a Union victory at Antietam & then issues his Emancipation Proclamation, that made slaves free in the North and allowed African-Americans to join the Army. We can see that in the 54th Massachusetts for an example -
Battle of Chancerlorsville
Battle of Chancellorsville was an important battle, because Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee's right hand, got shot by friendly fire. But the Confederates won that war, because of a good strategy move from Robert E. Lee and his Army "Army of Northern Viginia" -
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg wad a 3 days battle, and because of a huge strategy mistake, was it the Union who won the war. It was a turning point in the war, because that war gave the Union a lot of hope -
Battle of Atlanta
Battle of Atlanta, was an important win for the Union, because the confederates lost a huge city - Atlanta, and that made a lot of confederates lost their hope -
Richmond/Appomattox Court House
It was the last war under the Civil War, where the Union beats Robert E. Lee and his army, who surrender. The Civil War is over! -
President Abraham Lincoln assassinated in Petersen House
President Abraham Lincoln got assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, who wants to be the new president - but instead of him, is it Andrew Johnson who becomes the 17th President of the United States -
15th Amendment
15th Amendment was published, and gave African-Americans males right to votedeclaring that - "Right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude".
- The females couldn't vote yet -
Civil Rights Act
Civil Rights Act of 1875 said, that no citizen can be denied the equal use of public facilities such as transport, restaurants, etc. on the basis of color.
