-
Underground Railroad
Late 1700's - 1865 The Underground Railroad was system of escape routes for southern slaves to make their way north. -
Period: to
Civil War
-
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by congress. It allowed the people of both Kansas and Nebraska to decide if they wanted to be free or slave states. -
Dred Scott Decision
The Dred Scott case was a Supreme Court decision that said that if Scott was an escaped African American he was not a citizen and so, there is no way for him to sue. -
Lincoln's Inauguration
The 16th president Abraham Lincoln was put into office. Angered southern states -
Southern States Secession
Following the inauguration of Lincoln, the southern states decided to cut away from the union. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
The confederate states army barraged the fort for 2 days leading to the surrender of the United States army inside. -
Battle of Bull Run
First major battle of the civil war, confederate victory. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln issued his executive order that stated that slaves in all ten rebelling states were to be set free. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was the most crucial battle of the war. With Lee losing more than one-third of his army he simply didn't have enough men. Confederate army retreated, Union Victory. -
Ku Klux Klan
Former confederates and other southerners banded together to terrorize southern blacks and make sure that their rights were
suppressed. -
Appomattox Court House
General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant. -
Andrew Johnson's Presidency
When Lincoln was assassinated Johnson took over. Being southern born he was very lenient on former confederate leaders, he put them back into power. 1865 - 1869 -
Thirteenth Amendment
The thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States -
Fourteenth Amendment
The fourteenth amendment states that if you're born in the United States you are a citizen of the United States. -
Fifteenth Amendment
The fifteenth amendment states that the color of your skin doesn't make it so you cannot vote.
